A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbors begins in central China's Anhui province on Wednesday. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting of his counterparts and representatives from Pakistan, Russia, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. This will be Russia's FM Lavrov's first visit to China and first public appearance at a multilateral event since Russia began its "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24.