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The conflict between Pakistan and India has become an obstacle for China's entry into the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), reports Shanghai-based newspaper the Paper.
India has blocked a proposal from Pakistan to elevate China and South Korea's status in the association, on the grounds that the timing is not right and the association should focus on deepening the cooperation between its members, during the association's foreign ministers meeting a day before the SARRC summit. The association's summit was held at a conference center China funded and built 26 years ago. The paper said that since it was established, China's participation in South Asian affairs has increased significantly, building ports, electricity plants and exporting military equipment to the region.
The country's foreign affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that China is willing to improve its relations with the association following a memorandum of understanding China signed with Nepal to spur the development of the latter's northern region neighboring Tibet on Nov. 20.
China is currently an observer in the organization. Liu Zhenmin, the country's vice foreign minister, attended the opening ceremony of the association's meeting on Wednesday. Eight national leaders of the association and nine senior representatives of the countries in the group attended the meeting this year.
Since last year, China has proposed multiple major regional cooperative initiatives to connect China and the South Asian market as soon as possible, such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and his pledge to invest US$40 billion into a Silk Road Fund to improve regional infrastructure as part of his "one belt one road" plan.
Conflict between Pakistan and India has granted the association little room to maneuver since the two countries have rarely seen eye to eye since partition in 1947, said Baburam Bhattarai, the former Nepalese prime minister in an article he published in the country's newspaper Republica.
Trade between association members has remained 5% of their total trade and only a few of their electricity and logistics networks have been connected even after the members signed a free trade agreement in 2006. India's prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to propose an integration of the region's electricity grid and cooperation on freeways and railways to boost regional trade during the summit.
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister, reportedly refused to take the bullet-proof car provided by India like the rest of national leaders attending the event, according to the country's newspaper Express Tribune.
During the meeting on Wednesday, Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's president, told Modi and Sharif that he will not allow his country to become the battleground of a proxy war.
India vetoes Pakistan's proposal to bring China a step closer to SAARC｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com
India has blocked a proposal from Pakistan to elevate China and South Korea's status in the association, on the grounds that the timing is not right and the association should focus on deepening the cooperation between its members, during the association's foreign ministers meeting a day before the SARRC summit. The association's summit was held at a conference center China funded and built 26 years ago. The paper said that since it was established, China's participation in South Asian affairs has increased significantly, building ports, electricity plants and exporting military equipment to the region.
The country's foreign affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that China is willing to improve its relations with the association following a memorandum of understanding China signed with Nepal to spur the development of the latter's northern region neighboring Tibet on Nov. 20.
China is currently an observer in the organization. Liu Zhenmin, the country's vice foreign minister, attended the opening ceremony of the association's meeting on Wednesday. Eight national leaders of the association and nine senior representatives of the countries in the group attended the meeting this year.
Since last year, China has proposed multiple major regional cooperative initiatives to connect China and the South Asian market as soon as possible, such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and his pledge to invest US$40 billion into a Silk Road Fund to improve regional infrastructure as part of his "one belt one road" plan.
Conflict between Pakistan and India has granted the association little room to maneuver since the two countries have rarely seen eye to eye since partition in 1947, said Baburam Bhattarai, the former Nepalese prime minister in an article he published in the country's newspaper Republica.
Trade between association members has remained 5% of their total trade and only a few of their electricity and logistics networks have been connected even after the members signed a free trade agreement in 2006. India's prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to propose an integration of the region's electricity grid and cooperation on freeways and railways to boost regional trade during the summit.
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister, reportedly refused to take the bullet-proof car provided by India like the rest of national leaders attending the event, according to the country's newspaper Express Tribune.
During the meeting on Wednesday, Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's president, told Modi and Sharif that he will not allow his country to become the battleground of a proxy war.
India vetoes Pakistan's proposal to bring China a step closer to SAARC｜Politics｜News｜WantChinaTimes.com
India already in process to sign these agreement all others countries of SAARC we need you in here just for Afghanistan otherwise Pakistan not even required in SAARC. You should understand that fact.
