Beijing mum on its envoy’s proposal of China-India-Pakistan summit

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China on Wednesday was mum on its envoy’s proposal that Beijing, New Delhi and Islamabad engage in a trilateral meet, an idea India has already shot down. The Foreign Ministry neither backed nor distanced itself from Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui’s suggestion, which India thinks was made in his personal capacity.

“Both India and Pakistan are China’s neighbours and friends. We are willing to conduct relations with all our neighbours including Pakistan and India to strengthen our cooperation for better development and stability in the region,” ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said.

“We also hope India and Pakistan can strengthen their dialogue to improve their mutual trust and bilateral relations. This is in the interest of the regional countries,” Geng said. Asked if Luo’s remarks in Delhi were China’s official position, Geng said: “What I have just said is China’s official position.” On Monday, at a seminar organised by the Chinese Embassy in Delhi, Luo said that India, China and Pakistan should engage in a joint dialogue.