Friday, 8 September 2017

China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump's Afghan policy

Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Wang Yi

Pakistan has lauded China's "constructive role" in the process for a politically negotiated settlement of the Afghan conflict.

Addressing a joint press conference after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that the two countries are in favour of a political solution for the Afghan conflict and not military.

Asif, who arrived in China on Friday, appreciated China's "constructive role" in the process for a politically negotiated settlement of the Afghan conflict, saying that Pakistan and China can together contribute to a political solution to the conflict.

He is in China as a part of his regional outreach for consultations on the new US policy on Afghanistan and South Asia

"Pakistan strongly adheres to one-China policy: We support Beijing on its core issues of Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang and South China Sea," the Dawn quoted Asif as saying.

He said Operations Zarb-i-Azb and Raddul Fasaad have yielded positive results against terrorist groups including East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

He added that ETIM is a threat not only for China but also to Pakistan.

China had repeatedly blamed ETIM for carrying out attacks in its far western region of Xinjiang.
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