{"id":56612,"date":"2019-03-07T10:19:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T10:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/?p=56612"},"modified":"2019-03-07T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T10:19:25","slug":"china-sends-senior-minister-to-islamabad-to-discuss-india-pakistan-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/china-sends-senior-minister-to-islamabad-to-discuss-india-pakistan-tension\/","title":{"rendered":"China sends senior minister to Islamabad to discuss India-Pakistan tension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>China on Wednesday sent vice-foreign minister Kong Xuanyou to\n Islamabad to discuss the tension in India-Pakistan ties in the \naftermath of the Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent exchanges \nbetween the air forces of the two countries.<\/strong><br><br>\u201cHe is now \nvisiting Pakistan. He is in communication with Pakistan on the \nIndia-Pakistan situation,\u201d Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Lu \nKang said at the regular media briefing on Wednesday. After the suicide \nattack, India carried out airstrikes on a JeM training camp at Balakot \nin Pakistan on February 26.<br><br>India has claimed that a very large \nnumber of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of \njihadis who were being trained for suicide attacks were killed in the \nattack.The Pakistan Air Force retaliated the next day, shooting down a \nMiG-21 in a dogfight and capturing Indian pilot Wing Commander \nAbhinandan Varthaman.<br><br>\u201cHis visit is designed for communication \nwith Pakistan regarding the situation concerning both India and \nPakistan. China has been promoting peace and stability in this region. \nWe hope that Pakistan and India will maintain friendly relations,\u201d Lu \nsaid. To a question on whether Kong would visit India, Lu said, \u201cChina \nis in contact with India and Pakistan concerning the current \ncircumstances\u201d.<br><br>\u201cIn fact, Pakistan has been making efforts and \nhas exercised policies to combat terrorism. We think we should encourage\n this. We also hope relevant parties will create an enabling atmosphere \nto help Pakistan cooperate with other parties to form synergy,\u201d Lu said.<br><br>\u201cI\n want to say that India and Pakistan are both important countries in \nSouth Asia. A sound relationship and cooperation between the two serves \nthe interests of both the countries and peace and stability in South \nAsia,\u201d Lu had said last week.<br><br>A day after the dogfight between \nthe two air forces, Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi told his Pakistani\n counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, that the sovereignty and territorial\n integrity of all countries should be respected.<br><br>Responding to an\n \u201curgent\u201d late night phone call from Qureshi last Wednesday night, Wang \nhad \u201c stressed that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all \ncountries should be respected,\u201d China\u2019s foreign ministry said in a \nstatement in Chinese.The statement quoted Wang, who is also a state \ncouncillor, as saying \u201c China is unwilling to see acts that violate the \nnorms of international relations\u201d.<br><br>When asked about the latest \nresolution submitted by France, the UK, and the US in the UN Security \nCouncil to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, Lu said \nChina would take a conducive decision to resolve the differences.China \nhas so far vetoed India\u2019s efforts to declare Azhar as a global terrorist\n at the UN security council.<br><br>Lu said, \u201cAs we said on many \noccasions the UNSC and affiliated bodies, it is a very serious issue for\n them to list the terrorists. China will have discussions with relevant \nbodies.\u201d<br><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China on Wednesday sent vice-foreign minister Kong Xuanyou to Islamabad to discuss the tension in India-Pakistan ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent exchanges between the air forces of the two countries. \u201cHe is now visiting Pakistan. 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