On July 27, 2022, Special Envoy on Afghan Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yue Xiaoyong chaired the meeting of Special Envoys (Special Representatives) of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries on the Afghan Issue during his attendance at the Tashkent International High-Level Conference on Afghanistan in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent. Special Envoys (Special Representatives) and officials in charge of Afghan affairs of countries including Russia, Pakistan, Iran and Tajikistan attended the meeting.

All participants of the meeting appreciate Uzbekistan's effort to host the Tashkent International High-Level Conference on Afghanistan, and believe that it will be conducive to pushing the international community to further consolidate consensus on cooperation related to Afghan affairs and join forces to stabilize and support Afghanistan. They agreed to further give play to the advantages of neighboring countries to strengthen coordination and cooperation related to Afghan affairs, speed up efforts to follow up and implement the outcomes of the previous Foreign Ministers' Meetings on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring countries of Afghanistan successively held by Pakistan, Iran and China, especially the Tunxi Initiative launched at the Third Foreign Ministers' Meeting Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan, and push the establishment of three working groups on politics and diplomacy, economy and humanity, and security and stability as soon as possible. Efforts will be gathered to boost the peace, stability and development of Afghanistan. They reiterated their support for Uzbekistan in hosting the fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring countries of Afghanistan next year.

After the meeting, Special Envoy Yue Xiaoyong briefed representatives of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on the meeting. The representatives of the two countries extended their welcome and appreciation for this.