Foreign Ministry spokesperson calls for resolving Kashmir issue through dialogue

China has called for resolving the Kashmir dispute through dialogue between Pakistan and India.

During a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that China’s position was consistent and clear-cut on the Kashmir issue. “As a leftover issue from history between Pakistan and India, it needs to be properly settled through dialogue and consultation between the two sides,” she said.

“The development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) does not affect China’s position on the Kashmir issue.” Answering a question about visit of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to China, she said relevant readouts have already been released about his meetings with Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, Vice Chairman Fan Changlong of the Central Military Commission and Chief of Joint Staff Department Fang Fenghui.

She said that Pakistan and China maintain normal defence exchanges and cooperation in military industry and trade.