Senior officials from China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran agreed on Thursday to step up communication and coordination regarding their approach to Afghanistan. 

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, reached the consensus at an informal meeting in the Tajik capital Dushanbe. 

Wang said that it is necessary for the four countries to strengthen communication and coordination, have a unanimous voice, exert a positive influence, and play a constructive role in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan. 

Countries in the region expect the new Afghan government to be inclusive, anti-terrorist and friendly to neighbors, he stressed.  

Wang made proposals on the next-stage coordination on the Afghan issue.

He urged the U.S. to perform its duties to provide economic and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and called on parties concerned to contact and guide Afghanistan to form an inclusive political structure and implement moderate domestic and foreign policies and respect the basic rights of ethnic minorities, women and children.

We should also help the country's integration in regional economic cooperation and connectivity networks and to achieve economic development and prevent spillover of security risks, Wang added.

(With input from Xinhua)