Trilateral Dialogue concludes: Pakistan, China, Afghanistan pledge to support regional stability

The first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Dialogue concluded in Beijing with the three nations pledging to support regional countries in enhancing political mutual trust and accommodating each others' concerns, the Foreign Ministry has said.
The three countries agreed to explore the feasibility of trilateral co-operation in connectivity, resource development and combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, the ministry said, adding that the Afghan reconciliation process and regional socio-economic development are the keys to overcoming the current challenges, reports China Daily on Friday.
"China and Pakistan support the 'Afghan-led, Afghan-owned' reconciliation process," said the ministry. The trilateral dialogue concluded on Wednesday was chaired by Luo Zhaohui, the Director General of the Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs, Alamgir Babar, Additional Secretary of the Foreign Ministry and Amanullah Jayhoon, Director General of the first Political Department of the Afghan Foreign Ministry.
"The creation of the arrangement has provided a new model for unity and co-operation among the three countries. The dialogue will play a positive role in enhancing friendly co-operation among the three and maintaining peace and stability in the region."
Analysts spoke highly of the significance of the dialogue, which marked the beginning of new process for countries in the region to tackle problems by themselves. "Afghanistan and Pakistan have suffered from turbulence and wars in the region for a long time, which have been created by third parties outside the region," said Su Hao, Director of the Centre for Strategic and Conflict Management at China Foreign Affairs University.
"As a neighbour of Afghanistan and Pakistan, China is also a country in this region, and the two countries' peace and stability greatly influence the situation in China. It is essential for China to deal with issues in the region."
"The stability of neighbouring countries is good not only for China but all the relevant countries," said Shen Dingli, Director of the Centre for American Studies at the Shanghai-based Fudan University. How to maintain the stability and development of the region has aroused great concerns, as the United States has decided to withdraw 33,000 US troops from Afghanistan this year. "Security problems in the region remain complicated, there is still a long way to go for all of the countries in the region," Su said.