During a conference Wednesday in Kabul to strengthen political and economic ties, top diplomats from China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan pledged their nations to greater anti-terrorism cooperation, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry.
In addition, the three parties “reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration in trade, transit, regional development, health, education, culture, and combating drug trafficking,” the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad said in a statement.
According to the statement, the sides also reiterated a previous agreement to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan. It gave no additional information about the meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and senior Taliban leaders that the Taliban government hosted in Kabul.
Improving rail and road connections between Pakistan’s Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea and China’s western Xinjiang province is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan’s leaders in recent weeks have stated they expect the corridor will help attract more Chinese investment to rescue its struggling economy, and that they are hopeful that extending it to Afghanistan will enhance trade with Central Asia.
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