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China congratulates Karzai on re-election
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-03 20:51 BEIJING: China on Tuesday congratulated Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his re-election and pledged to continue support for the war-torn country's reconstruction.
The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced Monday that incumbent President Hamid Karzai had won the election after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the run-off set for November 7. "As a friendly neighbor of Afghanistan, China is committed to cementing friendly cooperative ties with the country and supporting its reconstruction," Ma said. "We sincerely hope that Afghanistan can realize peace, stability and development as soon as possible," he said. |