After skipping India’s safety dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet

China stated on Wednesday that it’ll attend a gathering on Afghanistan convened by its all-weather ally Pakistan, after skipping a safety dialogue hosted by India on the state of affairs within the war-torn nation, citing “scheduling reasons”.
Pakistan will host senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad on Thursday to debate the state of affairs in neighbouring Afghanistan. The Troika Plus assembly shall be attended by particular representatives from all 4 nations.

Asked whether or not China would attend the assembly in Islamabad, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin informed a media briefing right here that “China supports Pakistan in hosting this extended meeting of the China-US-Russia consultation mechanism and supports all international efforts conducive to promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan and building consensus among all parties.”
“Yue Xiaoyong, Special Envoy for Afghan affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, will lead a delegation to attend the meeting,” he stated.
On Tuesday, Wang stated that China wouldn’t attend the safety dialogue on Afghanistan convened by India attributable to “scheduling reasons”. He stated China has notified the Indian aspect in reply.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday chaired an eight-nation dialogue in New Delhi which was attended by officers from Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

All-weather allies China and Pakistan adopted a coordinated coverage after the Taliban took management of Afghanistan backing the Afghan militant group and getting worldwide recognition for its interim authorities.
Meanwhile in Islamabad, the Foreign Office stated on Wednesday that Pakistan attaches excessive significance to the Troika Plus mechanism on the state of affairs in Afghanistan and hopes that ?deliberations of the assembly would contribute to the continuing efforts for reaching lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan?.
The assembly shall be inaugurated by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.