China to play mediation role between Pakistan, Afghanistan soon

The official said China will facilitate the negotiations between the two neighbors.

Pointing to a recent meeting between Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Astana on the sidelines of SCO summit, the adviser said that the meeting took place in a friendly environment.

At the meeting, the two sides agreed that leveling allegations against each other will not work, therefore, they should work to do away with trust deficit, he said.

Sartaj Aziz said as China wants good relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan so it is good option to involve it.

The top diplomat further said at the Astana meeting, it was agreed upon in principle that there is need for a mechanism for removing each other’s concerns.

He hoped that bilateral relations will improve after the recent meeting between Ashraf Ghani and Nawaz Sharif.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his recent visit to Kabul has also urged China to play mediatory role between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Meanwhile Afghanistan President’s Office in a recent statement had said that China is willing to play a mediatory role between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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