Islamabad:
The foreign ministers of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan will meet in Kabul on Wednesday as part of a trilateral mechanism aimed at discussing issues related to the strengthening of political, economic and regional cooperation between the three countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is currently on a visit to New Delhi, will travel to Kabul for the first formal trilateral meeting in two years.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, will represent Pakistan at the meeting that will be organized by Afghan Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
This will be the first visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to Afghanistan since the Taliban recovered power four years ago, while the third to give the Afghan capital since April.
In an informal trilateral meeting, held in Beijing in May, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to improve their diplomatic relationship at the ambassadors level. The agreement was negotiated by China, who wanted to look for the approach between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Among other issues, the security situation, particularly the presence of terrorist outfits within Afghanistan, would be one of the main topics of discussions.
Pakistan has remained worried that Tehreek-E-Taliban (TTP) prohibited and other groups continue to operate from the Afghan floor.
China is also worried but wants to remain committed to Kabul to address those problems.
According to the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the conference will include detailed discussions about various aspects, such as the strengthening of political ties, the creation of new opportunities for economic cooperation and taking joint measures on regional security.
The conference is expected to propose practical steps that will not only make trilateral cooperation more effective, but also contribute to the general development and stability of the region.
The sources say that during his visit to Kabul, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will also hold separate meetings with several high -level leaders from the Taliban government.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, will hold talks with Afghan officials about various aspects of Bilateral Cooperation and Pakistan’s current policy to strengthen trilateral participation.
For Afghanistan, this conference looks like a great diplomatic success, since it gives the country the opportunity to stay committed to key regional actors.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that at the invitation of the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Islamabad for co-confidence the 6th Strategic Dialogue of Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers on August 21.
“The visit is part of the high -level regular exchanges between Pakistan and China to further deepen their” strategic cooperative association for all climate “, to reaffirm support in the respective central interest issues, improve economic and commercial cooperation, and reaffirm its joint commitment to regional peace, development and stability, read the declaration.
His visit is ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China at the end of this month. The Prime Minister will attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jingping.
This will be Shehbaz’s first visit to China from the four-day war of Pakistan-India. During the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister, both parties will end the agenda of the next trip of the Prime Minister to China.
