Afghan former Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta speaks during a function to mark the 64th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and China in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Jan. 19, 2019. Afghan former Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta has described China as a good neighbor of Afghanistan and stressed for further boosting of bilateral relations between the two nations. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah)

KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Afghan former Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta has described China as a good neighbor of Afghanistan and stressed for further boosting of bilateral relations between the two nations.

Addressing a function here to mark 64th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and China, Spanta said "we are happy that China is our neighbor, a good neighbor that has developed in all fields."

"Sino-Afghan relations are based on co-existence, non-interference and mutual interests in the course of history and we want further enhancing relations between the two nations," the former Afghan foreign minister and ex-national security advisor said.

Speaking at the function organized by Afghanistan-China Friendship Association, a non-government entity, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Liu Jingsong said that Sino-Afghan relations stood the test of changes in the international landscape, and have positioned as a model for China's relations with its neighbors.

He said China treasures friendship with Afghanistan since the establishment of diplomatic relations.