Consensus reached in trilateral dialogue

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held in-depth discussions and reached consensus on cooperation against COVID-19, the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, and trilateral cooperation.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, consensus was arrived at the third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral Vice Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue held via video link on July 7. 

The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, Luo Zhaohui, Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister, Mirwais Nab, and Pakistan's Foreign Secretary, Sohail Mahmood, co-chaired the dialogue. 

According to the joint news release of the video conference, the three sides attached great importance to the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral cooperation and vowed to continue to vigorously implementing the outcome of the third China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' dialogue. 

The three sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening communication and coordination besides enhancing mutual trust and cooperation under the trilateral cooperation mechanism. 

They agreed to further the cooperation against COVID-19, call on the international community to jointly prevent discrimination and stigma, support the World Health Organization's leading role in coordinating global COVID-19 response, promote international cooperation on joint prevention and control, and safeguard public health security in the region and beyond.