China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing a “constructive role” to improve the Indo-Pak ties.
China’s reaction came after US President Donald Trump onMonday offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on theKashmir issue during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at theWhite House.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said”as a neighbour to both Pakistan and India, China sincerely hopes thatPakistan and India can live in harmony”.
“We hope the two countries can peacefully settle theKashmir issue and other bilateral disputes through dialogue, and make concertedefforts to safeguard peace and stability in South Asia,” Hua said in aguarded reaction.
Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him tomediate on the Kashmir issue during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. PTI