China, Pakistan, Afghanistan Foreign Ministers to meet

Foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan will meet in Beijing on December 26 for discussions on development and security, an official said on Thursday.

"It will be the first meeting of its kind since the three countries agreed to establish a trilateral dialogue mechanism in June," said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying at a news briefing.

"Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts will have an in-depth exchange on political mutual trust and reconciliation, development and connectivity, security cooperation and counterterrorism," Hua was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.

"China hopes this meeting will help improve Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, promote trilateral cooperation and contribute to regional peace, stability and development," she added.

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