The foreign ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan pledged closer anti-terrorism cooperation as they held a meeting in Kabul focused on strengthening political and economic ties on Wednesday.
The three sides also "reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration in trade, transit, regional development, health, education, culture, and combating drug trafficking," according to a statement from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad.
The parties also reaffirmed an earlier agreement to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, the statement added.
It provided no further details on the meeting among Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and top Taliban officials, hosted by the Taliban government in Kabul.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor involves improving road and rail links between China's western Xinjiang region and Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea. Pakistan’s authorities in recent weeks have said they hope the corridor will help attract more Chinese investment to revive its ailing economy, and that they are hopeful that extending it to Afghanistan will boost trade with Central Asia.
