UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The international community should support Afghanistan in the field of security and increase assistance to prevent setbacks in the security situation, said a Chinese envoy on Tuesday.
Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. He emphasized that improvement of the security situation is the basis for Afghan stability.
Liu said the recent security situation in Afghanistan has taken a turn for the worse, and domestic armed clashes have been escalating with rising civilian casualties.
"We hope that the United Nations will do more in assessing the security situation in Afghanistan, promote cooperation between Afghanistan and regional countries in the fight against terrorism, drugs and cross-border crimes, and jointly create enabling conditions to improve the security situation in Afghanistan," Liu said.
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