BEIJING, April 16: The United States and China have agreed to work together on bringing peace to Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials said on Thursday following a visit to Beijing by a top US envoy.
Richard Holbrooke, US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, left China after holding talks with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and leading cabinet official Dai Bingguo during a two-day trip.
“We came here to share views on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan because we share a common danger, a common challenge and a common goal,” Mr Holbrooke said in a statement before leaving Beijing.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the two sides had agreed to work together on the problem.
“The two sides said they would make efforts to enhance dialogue and cooperation and promote peace, stability and development in South Asia,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said.
Mr Holbrooke will next attend a donors’ conference in Tokyo, where the United States is expected to pledge increased aid to Pakistan.
Cooperation with China, which has close ties with Pakistan and borders Afghanistan, has also been seen as important to the new US plan to root out extremism in the region.—AFP
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