BEIJING, May 31 (TNS): Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuan You, Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai, and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Tamina Janjua co-chaired a meeting on Monday, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
In the second round of the trilateral strategic dialogue between the three countries’ deputy foreign ministers, they “exchanged in-depth views on political mutual trust, the process of reconciliation in Afghanistan, and the progress and direction of trilateral pragmatic and security cooperation,” the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan agreed to strengthen the anti-terrorism security cooperation in fighting terrorism, the Chinese ministry’s statement read.
The ministry said all the parties agreed that they considered the trilateral cooperation mechanism among Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan to be of great importance. The three states also said they were willing to strengthen their communication to enhance mutual trust.
Pakistan and China mentioned that they highly appreciated the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), with Afghanistan expressing its willingness to maintain a dialogue and the practical implementation of the action plan to promote continuous improvement of friendly relations.
“China and Pakistan appreciate the peace initiative proposed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and will jointly support Afghanistan in advancing the Afghan-led and peace and reconciliation process.”
