New Delhi, Aug 20 (UNI) China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi who was to travel to Pakistan after
completing his India visit today, instead arrived in Afghanistan to attend the sixth China-Afghanistan-
Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue in Kabul.
The talks will cover a wide range of key issues, including political, economic and regional cooperation between the three countries.
This is Wang Yi’s first visit to Afghanistan in more than three years.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has already arrived in Kabul to attend the day-long meeting.
Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry while announcing the arrivals of Mr Wang Yi and Mr Dar for the trilateral in Kabul, said the meeting, to be hosted by Afghanistan, ‘’will include comprehensive discussions among the three countries on a wide range of important issues, encompassing political, economic and regional cooperation.’’
The participants are expected to exchange views on the future of relations, based on shared interests, mutual understanding and enhanced cooperation, the Ministry said.
It said the discussions would focus particularly on political, economic and regional cooperation, as well as the future of relations based on mutual interests, understanding and enhanced collaboration.
In addition to participating in the trilateral dialogue, Wang Yi will also hold several bilateral meetings with senior officials of Afghanistan government on strengthening ties, boosting economic cooperation and deepening mutual trust between Kabul and Beijing.
