China mum on invite to govt inauguration

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday did not respond to a media report claiming that the Taliban has invited China, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar to attend the new government formation ceremony in Afghanistan.

China is already coordinating its evolving policy on Afghanistan with its "allweather ally" Pakistan and Russia which also share borders with Afghanistan.

Asked about a media report that the Taliban has invited China and five other countries — Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar — to participate in the new government formation ceremony in Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said: "I have no information to offer at this moment".