KABUL/ ISLAMABAD (SW): On his two-day trip, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has convinced Pakistan and Afghanistan to overcome differences and share intelligence for crisis management.
“The move would enable the two sides to maintain timely and effective communication in case of any emergencies, including terrorist attacks, with a view to seeking proper solution through dialogue and consultation and preventing deterioration of the situation which might have negative effects on the bilateral relationship,” read a joint statement communique at the end of Wang’s visit. The Chinese side will support this mechanism, it added.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China is on a visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan from June 24 to 25. The three sides agreed to establish the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism to cooperate on issues of mutual interest, beginning with economic cooperation.
China expressed support for Afghan-led Afghan-owned peace process as Foreign Minister Wang YI met his counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on an unannounced trip to Kabul on Saturday.
According to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FM Wang praised Afghanistan’s efforts for peace, and expressed his assurance of China’s cooperation with the “Kabul Process” and that country’s comprehensive support for Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
Addressing the joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz expressed satisfaction over the implementation of the early harvest projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
Aziz further said he had highlighted Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen cooperation with the Afghan government in counter-terrorism, border management and voluntary and sustainable return of Afghan refugees.
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