Pakistan, China and Afghanistan, reach 8-point consensus to promote Afghan peace process

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Pakistan, China and Afghanistan, reach 8-point consensus to promote Afghan peace process

The three foreign ministers held a harmonious and friendly dialogue with in-depth and fruitful discussions and reached eight-point consensus.

By News Desk
4 June 2021





According to a report in the CGTN, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted the fourth trilateral dialogue via video link with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi On June 3, 2021.

According to the Chinese Foreign Minister, the three foreign ministers held a harmonious and friendly dialogue with in-depth and fruitful discussions and reached eight-point consensus.

First, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to firmly push forward the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, call on all parties in Afghanistan to cease fire, stop and substantively advance inter-Afghan negotiations, and welcome the Taliban back to the political mainstream. Foreign military forces should withdraw in a responsible and orderly manner. Countries in the region should play a bigger and constructive role in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan.

Second, the three countries should strengthen political mutual trust, increase exchanges and communication and develop good-neighborly friendship. China will continue to play a positive role in improving and developing relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Third, China and Pakistan reaffirm their firm support for peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan and their readiness to expand economic and trade exchanges with Afghanistan and help the country enhance its capacity for independent development.
Fourth, deepen high-quality cooperation on the “Belt and Road” cooperation, support substantive expansion of cooperation in Afghanistan, and enhance connectivity among the three countries and the region at large.

Fifth, promote trilateral practical cooperation in a flexible manner, carry out more projects to improve people’s livelihood and explore new space for cooperation in such areas as health care and education.

Sixth, continue to strengthen cooperation against the COVID-19 pandemic. China is ready to provide more support to Afghanistan and Pakistan in fighting and defeating the pandemic.

Seventh, strengthen counter-terrorism and security cooperation, oppose “double standards” in fighting terrorism and intensify the fight against ETIM and other terrorist forces.

Eighth, deepen the trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism and hold face-to-face dialogue among the three foreign ministers as soon as possible.

As the Taliban, the Afghan government, and the US are jointly working on improving the law and order situation in Afghanistan, there is relentless propaganda spread by the Indian intelligence agencies and war-mongering media to sabotage the peace process.

On October 3, 2020, the Taliban finally named a 21-member delegation for peace talks with the Afghan government. According to Zabiullah Mujahed, the group’s spokesman, the negotiation team has been announced based on a decree by Amirul Mumineen, Taliban chief Mullah Hibat Ullah.


The ongoing status of Afghan talks was disclosed in an interview conducted by Public News Pakistan with Dr Muhammad Naeem, Taliban’s spokesperson of Political Office. Adnan Haider was interested to understand and reveal the crux of the discussion, in addition to whether and why there was a delay in the talks.

The spokesman said that there are always some “ups and downs” in all discussions, and the same is the case with the Afghan talks. He claimed it is because of these ups and downs that delays happen, and that there is no one in particular who is to be blamed for these delays, nor is there any specific individual who is against the talks, as per his knowledge. “Afghanistan acquiring peace and staying at peace is a win-win situation for everyone. Adopting an Islamic system within Afghanistan is within everyone’s interest. Everyone wants all the problems to end”, guaranteed spokesman Naeem.

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan, reach 8-point consensus to promote Afghan peace process

The three foreign ministers held a harmonious and friendly dialogue with in-depth and fruitful discussions and reached eight-point consensus.

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Joint statement issued: Islamabad, Beijing, Kabul reaffirm to deepen co-op under BRI


Ali Hussain
05 Jun 2021

ISLAMABAD: China has expressed readiness to play a constructive role in facilitating improvement in ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as the three sides reaffirmed to deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and other regional economic initiatives.

This was announced in a joint statement, issued here on Friday, after the fourth round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue held via video link, on Thursday.

State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi hosted the dialogue in which Pakistan’s side was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Afghanistan was represented by its Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar.

“China emphasized its readiness to continue to play a constructive role in facilitating the improvement of relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” according to the joint statement.

The Chinese offer comes days after the top Afghan leadership hurled allegations against Pakistan and intelligence agencies for supporting the Taliban’s operations in Afghanistan.

Foreign Minister Qureshi, in a statement, on Friday, regretted that the irresponsible statements by Afghan national security adviser, saying that Pakistan has played a positive and constructive role in the Afghan peace process “but the irresponsible statements of Afghan security adviser are really regrettable which only serve the interests of spoilers.”

Qureshi said he has also invited his Afghan counterpart to visit Pakistan in order to hold discussion on the Afghan peace process and the future strategy.

“Pakistan is focusing on economic diplomacy to address the challenges of poverty, inflation and unemployment. We need to focus on economic integration, investment, and trade and job creation,” he said, adding that the geo-economics is the foremost priority of our foreign policy as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In the joint statement, the three sides – Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan –reaffirmed that they will jointly fight terrorism in all its forms and underscored that it is important to reject “double standards” in counter-terrorism, not let any terrorist organisation or individual use their respective territories for activities against other countries, and redouble joint efforts against the ETIM [The East Turkestan Islamic Movement], TTP [Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan], and Daesh, and any other terrorist group,” the three sides reached a consensus, according to the joint statement.

It further stated that the three sides also commended the progress in trilateral cooperation since, the Third Dialogue held in Islamabad on September 7, 2019, and underscored their readiness to further deepen and expand their cooperation in the peace, political, economic, connectivity, security, counter-terrorism, and other areas, and jointly promote peace, stability and development of the three countries and the region.

It added that the three sides reaffirmed their commitments to strengthening political mutual trust, enhancing exchanges and communication, and forging closer-good neighbourly relations and partnership.
It added that the three sides reaffirmed that they will deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, Regional Economic Cooperation Conference (RECCA), “Heart of Asia” Istanbul Process (HoA/IP), and other regional economic initiatives.

The three sides commended the progress made by Afghanistan in the area of connectivity and in carrying out trades through Gwadar Port, and other seaports in the region, and expressed readiness to further tap cooperation potential to raise the level of connectivity among the three countries and in the region, it added.

It further stated that the three foreign ministers had a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views on Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process, and reached the consensus that the three sides underscored that as insecurity in Afghanistan will directly impact the stability and economic prosperity of the entire region, there is a need for joint efforts and response to eliminate the current challenges in our region.

It stated that the three sides noted the start of withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, and believed that while this move has complex impacts on Afghanistan peace and reconciliation process, it will also provide opportunities for the Afghanistan and the region to truly take the future of their countries and nations into their own hands.

“The three sides called for responsible and orderly withdrawal of foreign troops to avoid deterioration of the security situation in the region or giving terrorist forces the opportunity to re-emerge and grow,” it stated, adding that all relevant parties should earnestly fulfill their anti-terrorism commitments and agreed not to allow any terrorist to operate from their respective territories against each other’s interests.

The three sides underlined the importance of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan and called on all parties in Afghanistan for an early declaration of a comprehensive ceasefire and an end to the senseless violence, in order to create the conditions needed for negotiation between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban.

It added that the three sides believed that the UNSC resolution 2513 must be observed, while looking forward to and welcoming the early return of the Taliban to the political mainstream of Afghanistan.
The three sides reiterated that they do not support the establishment of any government imposed by force in Afghanistan.

The three sides supported Afghanistan to be an independent, sovereign and democratic state that enjoys security and stability, achieves development and prosperity, and lives in harmony with its neighbours, it added.

It further stated that the three sides maintained that resolution of the Afghan issue should fully reflect the “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned” principle.

The Afghan government could play a leading role in Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process to draw up a plan jointly with all parties that reflects extensiveness and inclusiveness, it added.

“The three sides support all multilateral efforts that are conducive to building political consensus in Afghanistan, and the international community and to promoting Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process,” it stated, adding that they support the international community, particularly the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in making positive contribution to advancing the peace and reconciliation process.

They believed that Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, as the most direct stakeholders in relation to Afghanistan’s domestic situation, should play a more important, constructive role in this regard, it emphasised.

“China and Afghanistan recognised that Pakistan has continued to host with dignity and honor millions of Afghan refugees for decades as a consequence of the protracted Afghan conflict,” according to the statement.

They emphasised that a time-bound and well-resourced return of Afghan refugees to their homeland and their re-integration in the Afghan society should be part of the comprehensive peace agreement.

It further stated that China and Pakistan reaffirmed their firm support for the peaceful reconstruction of Afghanistan and readiness to expand economic and trade ties with Afghanistan, support Afghanistan in enhancing its capacity for independent development.

The three sides agreed to advance practical cooperation in a flexible way alongside routine Covid control, implement the refrigeration storage and other livelihood facility projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan at an early date, expand cooperation among the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of the three countries, and carry out exchange and training programmes in the fields of public health, connectivity, agricultural disaster reduction, youth exchanges, cultural relics, and archaeology.

They agreed that as a long-term objective, and as the next logical progression in the trilateral cooperation, larger-scale projects in infrastructure and development including railway will also be considered at an opportune time.

The three sides also agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation and jointly tackle Covid-19.
The three sides welcomed the positive progress made in the first batch of projects under the trilateral MOU on Cooperation in Counter-terrorism, and will continue to advance the related work.

The three sides agreed to follow up on the consensus of this Dialogue through the trilateral Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue, the Vice-Ministerial Consultation on Counter-Terrorism and Security, and the Director-General Level Practical Cooperation Dialogue.

The three sides agreed to hold an in-person trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue at an early date when the Covid situation permits.


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The problem Afghanistan has is that it is surrounded by countries who all have very good relations with Pakistan and who see the future through the eyes of both Pakistan and China interms of what their best interests are in the future. Despite minor differences between Iran and Pakistan, on the issue of Afghanistan both countries are singing from the same book!!

This is of course frustrutaing for Afghanistan and it habitual hatred of everything Pakistani. They ruined their own country due to this hatred of Pakistan and hundreds of thousands of their country men and women have died due to this hatred, this hatred has cost them everything.

Inviting the Soviet Union into Afghanistan as a proxy against Pakistan has been the worst strategic mistake they have made and they are paying for it still and will do so for several more generations. They are too stupid to realise this, or too arrogant to acknowledge this.

The only friends the Afghans have is India, and that too based on hatred..

They can never take on and beat Pakistan because they are landlocked ... landlocked ... landlocked ... landlocked ...

If they had common sense, they would yield to Pakistan, and accept their natural place in the world. Only then will peace return and they can start to rebuild their country.

The chinese may have better luck knocking some common sense into the Afghans than any other of her neighbours.

Lets see...

 

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Pakistan need a peaceful border on the west

True. This will help for well being for everyone.
Win win for all.