TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China intends to support Pakistan in the UN Security Council (UNSC) over the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday after meeting with his counterpart Wang Yi and other senior officials.
Qureshi, who arrived here in the Chinese capital early Friday to hold consultations in the wake of India revoking special status of Jammu and Kashmir, apprised officials in Beijing about Pakistan”s concerns and reservations.
In an “urgent visit to the ally nation”, Qureshi met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and informed the latter of India”s “illegal move”. The two held talks for two and a half hours, Pakistani media reported.
Addressing the media following his meeting with Wang, Qureshi said Pakistan had decided to go to the UNSC over India”s “shocking move” and that Beijing would fully support Islamabad. The Sino-Pak friendship was everlasting, the minister noted, and that Pakistanis should continue being proud of it.