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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan have agreed to forge closer economic ties by extending Beijing-backed support Economic corridor between China and Pakistan (CPEC) to Afghanistan to fully harness the country’s potential as a regional liaison hub.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, his Chinese counterpart Chen Gang and acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Mottaki held the 5th China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue, where they also stressed the need to prevent any group from using areas for terrorist activities against any nation.
The ministers held in-depth talks on various issues and reached common understandings on good neighborliness and mutual trust, security cooperation, anti-terrorism, connectivity, trade and investment, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
The three countries affirmed their determination to fully utilize Afghanistan’s potential as a hub for regional communication and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening tripartite cooperation within the framework of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the joint expansion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan,” according to a joint statement issued on Monday, two days after meeting here on May 6.
The $60 billion corridor aims to connect Pakistan Gwadar port In Balochistan, in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. India has objected to the Pakistani economic corridor while crossing the part of Kashmir occupied by Pakistan.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is officially seen as the flagship project of China’s multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a favorite project of President Xi Jinping.
This is the first foreign ministers’ dialogue between the three countries since The return of the Taliban to power In Afghanistan in 2021, marked by the resumption of the mechanism, Wang said.
Wang said, quoting the Chinese foreign minister, that China stressed that the three countries can jointly set an example for cooperation between neighbors on hot-spot issues and promote regional stability and prosperity.
The three foreign ministers stressed the importance of existing projects, including CASA-1000, TAPI, Trans-Afghanistan Railway, etc., to enhance regional connectivity and ensure economic advancement and prosperity for the people of the region.
While the three parties agreed to boost transit trade through the Gwadar port, the three parties stressed the need to push forward “hard connectivity” in infrastructure and “soft connectivity” in norms and standards while further exploring facilitation measures for the movement of people and commercial activities between countries. Three countries.
In the statement, they stressed the need to prohibit any individual, group or party, including the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) and the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a terrorist group operating in China’s Xinjiang region, from using the territories of the three countries to harm and threaten security and regional interests. .
They also stressed the need to refrain from interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and to promote peace, stability and reconstruction there.
The three parties stressed the need to confront security challenges that pose a serious threat to regional and global security, and directly affect the stability and economic prosperity of the entire region.
The ministers stressed the importance of exploring realistic paths towards reviving the Afghan economy, and agreed to consider further support for reconstruction and explore triple investment possibilities for industrialization and job creation.
They also stressed the importance of continuous and urgent humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan, and emphasized that it must remain separate from any political situation.
The three parties affirmed continued cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as economic development, capacity building, and livelihood improvement, and agreed to enhance cooperation in areas such as agriculture, trade, energy, capacity building, and border management, among others.
The three countries also urged the international community to help Afghanistan effectively combat drug cultivation and develop alternative crops to enhance its capacity for independent and sustainable development. They called on the concerned countries to lift unilateral sanctions against Kabul, return assets abroad for the benefit of the Afghan people, and create opportunities for economic development and prosperity in the country.
The three parties affirmed their commitment to continuing the tripartite cooperation mechanism, including the practical cooperation dialogue at the level of the Director General and the establishment of closer relations and partnerships and good neighborliness.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, his Chinese counterpart Chen Gang and acting Afghan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Mottaki held the 5th China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue, where they also stressed the need to prevent any group from using areas for terrorist activities against any nation.
The ministers held in-depth talks on various issues and reached common understandings on good neighborliness and mutual trust, security cooperation, anti-terrorism, connectivity, trade and investment, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
The three countries affirmed their determination to fully utilize Afghanistan’s potential as a hub for regional communication and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening tripartite cooperation within the framework of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the joint expansion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan,” according to a joint statement issued on Monday, two days after meeting here on May 6.
The $60 billion corridor aims to connect Pakistan Gwadar port In Balochistan, in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. India has objected to the Pakistani economic corridor while crossing the part of Kashmir occupied by Pakistan.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is officially seen as the flagship project of China’s multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a favorite project of President Xi Jinping.
This is the first foreign ministers’ dialogue between the three countries since The return of the Taliban to power In Afghanistan in 2021, marked by the resumption of the mechanism, Wang said.
Wang said, quoting the Chinese foreign minister, that China stressed that the three countries can jointly set an example for cooperation between neighbors on hot-spot issues and promote regional stability and prosperity.
The three foreign ministers stressed the importance of existing projects, including CASA-1000, TAPI, Trans-Afghanistan Railway, etc., to enhance regional connectivity and ensure economic advancement and prosperity for the people of the region.
While the three parties agreed to boost transit trade through the Gwadar port, the three parties stressed the need to push forward “hard connectivity” in infrastructure and “soft connectivity” in norms and standards while further exploring facilitation measures for the movement of people and commercial activities between countries. Three countries.
In the statement, they stressed the need to prohibit any individual, group or party, including the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) and the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a terrorist group operating in China’s Xinjiang region, from using the territories of the three countries to harm and threaten security and regional interests. .
They also stressed the need to refrain from interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and to promote peace, stability and reconstruction there.
The three parties stressed the need to confront security challenges that pose a serious threat to regional and global security, and directly affect the stability and economic prosperity of the entire region.
The ministers stressed the importance of exploring realistic paths towards reviving the Afghan economy, and agreed to consider further support for reconstruction and explore triple investment possibilities for industrialization and job creation.
They also stressed the importance of continuous and urgent humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan, and emphasized that it must remain separate from any political situation.
The three parties affirmed continued cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as economic development, capacity building, and livelihood improvement, and agreed to enhance cooperation in areas such as agriculture, trade, energy, capacity building, and border management, among others.
The three countries also urged the international community to help Afghanistan effectively combat drug cultivation and develop alternative crops to enhance its capacity for independent and sustainable development. They called on the concerned countries to lift unilateral sanctions against Kabul, return assets abroad for the benefit of the Afghan people, and create opportunities for economic development and prosperity in the country.
The three parties affirmed their commitment to continuing the tripartite cooperation mechanism, including the practical cooperation dialogue at the level of the Director General and the establishment of closer relations and partnerships and good neighborliness.
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