Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) speaks as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani looks on during a news conference in Kabul February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
KABUL (Reuters) - China urged its neighbour Afghanistan on Saturday to embrace an inclusive political solution to its long-running conflict during a rare visit by a top Chinese official, who said the very security of his own country's western regions depended on peace.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi was due to meet President Hamid Karzai during his visit, which coincides with preparations by U.S. and allied troops to draw down their forces after more than 12 years of fighting Taliban extremists.
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