Islamabad:
Foreign ministers in Afghanistan, China and Pakistan will meet in Kabul on Wednesday as part of a trilateral mechanism aimed at discussing questions related to the strengthening of political, economic and regional cooperation between the three countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is currently visiting New Delhi, will go to Kabul for the first official trilateral meeting in two years.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar will represent Pakistan at the meeting which will be organized by the Afghan Minister of Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi.
It will be the first visit to the Chinese Foreign Minister in Afghanistan since the Taliban found power four years ago while the third by DAR in the Afghan capital since April.
During an informal trilateral meeting, held in Beijing in May, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to modernize their diplomatic relationship at ambassadors. The agreement was negotiated by China, who wanted to request a rapprochement between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Among other questions, the security situation, in particular the presence of terrorist outfits in Afghanistan, would be one of the main subjects of discussions.
Pakistan has remained concerned about the fact that Pakistan of Tehreek-E-Taliban Prohibited (TTP) and other groups still operate from Afghan soil.
China is also worried but wants to stay engaged with Kabul to solve these problems.
According to the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Affairs of Afghanistan, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the conference will include detailed discussions on various aspects such as strengthening political links, the creation of new opportunities for economic cooperation and the taking of joint measures on regional security.
The conference is expected to offer practical stages that will not only make trilateral cooperation more effective, but will also contribute to the overall development and stability of the region.
Sources indicate that during his visit to Kabul, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will also hold separate meetings with several senior leaders of the Taliban government.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, will hold talks with Afghan officials on various aspects of bilateral cooperation and presents Pakistan policy to strengthen trilateral engagement.
For Afghanistan, this conference is considered a major diplomatic success, because it offers the country the opportunity to remain committed with the main regional actors.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi went Islamabad to co-chair the 6th Strategic Dialogue of the Pakistani-China Foreign Ministers on August 21.
“The visit is one of the high -level regular exchanges between Pakistan and China to deepen their” all -time strategic cooperative partnership “, reaffirm the support of questions from respective fundamental interests, improve economic and commercial cooperation and reaffirm their joint commitment to regional peace, development and stability, read the declaration.
His visit comes before the trip of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China later this month. The Prime Minister will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the top of the cooperation organization and will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jingping.
It will be Shehbaz’s first visit to China since the four-day Pakistan-Indic War. During the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister, the two parties will finalize the Prime Minister’s next trip to China.
