Beijing: China said on Wednesday that he would attend a meeting in Afghanistan organized by Ally-Weather Ally Pakistan, after missing a security dialogue organized by India in a situation in a torn country, quoting “scheduling reasons”.
Pakistan will hold senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
Troika Plus meeting will be attended by special representatives from the four countries.
Asked whether China will attend a meeting in Islamabad, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin told the media in the Chinese capital that “China supports Pakistan in holding a broad meeting of China-USRUSSIA consulting mechanisms and supports all conducive international efforts to promote peace and.
Stability in Afghanistan and building consensus among all parties “.
“Yue Xiaoyong, a special envoy for the affairs of the Afghanistan of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will lead the delegation to attend the meeting,” he said.
On Tuesday, Wang said that China would not attend security dialogue in Afghanistan organized by India because of “scheduling reasons”.
He said China had told India in return.
Meanwhile in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said that Pakistan attached the Troika Plus mechanism and hoped that “meeting deliberations would contribute to sustainable efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan”.