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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday expressed hope that India and Pakistan will maintain calm and exercise restraint, properly resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalating the situation.
In a telephone conversation with National Security Adviser to the Indian Prime Minister Ajit Doval, Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, said China supports and hopes that India and Pakistan can reach a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultations, which meets the fundamental interests of the two countries and the common aspirations of the international community.
The head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry also said that China condemns the terrorist attack in the city of Pahalgam and opposes terrorism in any form.
Noting that the current international situation is volatile and turbulent, Wang Yi noted that peace and stability in Asia did not come easy and deserves careful treatment, adding that India and Pakistan are inseparable neighbors, both of them are neighbors of China.
A. Doval, for his part, said the Pahalgam attack had resulted in a large number of casualties on the Indian side, saying India needed to take counter-terrorism action.
War is not India’s choice and is not in the interests of either side, he said, adding that both India and Pakistan remain committed to the ceasefire and look forward to an early restoration of peace and stability in the region. -0-