KABUL - At a joint seminar on Afghanistan-China relations, officials of both Afghanistan and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan are a threat to the entire regions security.

On Monday at the Afghanistan-China Relation: Prospect and Opportunities seminar both officials said that Daesh, Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement are threat for Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the rest of the region.

"Terrorism remains a major challenge and a destabilizing factor for our region," Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Hekmat Khalil Karzai said. "These insurgent groups pose a serious threat to our security of not just Afghanistan, but also to China."

President of China's Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) Ji Zhiye emphasized that stability of the region relies on the stabilization of Afghanistan.

"We believe that the changes that are ongoing in Afghanistan will not only result in further development of Afghanistan and China, but will also impact the conditions in the region and even the situations around the world," Zhiye said.

This comes as officials of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs have welcomed the new chapter in Afghanistan and China's relation.

"The purpose of this seminar is to improve the cooperation between Afghanistan and China," General Director at the Center for Strategic Studies of MoFA, Faramarz Tamanna said. "China can provide assistance in the peace process as they have close relations with Pakistan."

Chinese officials have been had talks with the Taliban representative in regards to the peace process at least three times since Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to China. (Tolonews)