'China, Pakistan, Afghanistan resolve to fight terrorism'
26 Dec 2017 5:09 PM GMT
Islamabad: China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday agreed not to allow any country, group or individual to use their territories for terrorism as their foreign ministers discussed development, security and counter-terrorism during their first such trilateral dialogue in Beijing.
The three sides reiterated their firm resolve to fight the menace of terrorism, according to the joint statement shared by Pakistan's Foreign Office after the meeting.
It was the first meeting of its kind since the three countries agreed to establish a trilateral dialogue mechanism in June.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the first China- Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing with his Afghanistan and Pakistan counterparts — Salahuddin Rabbani and Khawaja Muhammad Asif respectively.
"They expressed their strong determination not to allow any country, organisation or individual to use their respective territories for terrorist activities against any other countries," it reads.
They agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism coordination and cooperation in an effort to combat all terrorist organisations and individuals without any discrimination.
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