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Economic Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
China jumps to act as a peacemaker between Pakistan & Afghanistan to safeguard its interests in Af-Pak region
China has jumped to act as a peacemaker between Pakistan and > Afghanistan to safeguard its interests in the Af-Pak region and adjoining Central Asia amid India's growing engagement with Taliban and focus on Chabahar meeting in Beijing between three sides was also necessitated by deteriorating ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan. China, therefore, moved swiftly to organise a meeting between Islamabad and Kabul, explained persons familiar with the matter. At the informal meeting, moderated by China's foreign minister Wang Yi, both Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed "in principle" to send ambassadors to each other's country as soon as possible. They also expressed their willingness to upgrade the level of diplomatic ties, a statement by China's foreign ministry has Beijing's efforts may not yield desired success given Taliban's interest to expand ties with India across spheres. 'China's efforts to cobble up relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan is in step with its recent initiatives including Global Security Initiative and Good neighbourliness policies. However, like its deal bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran, the current round includes balancing regional powers like Israel and India and enhance Beijing's hold over these countries,' according to Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, an expert on China from JNU. 'Saudi-Iran deal did not result in any spectacular developments in the Middle East. Likewise, bringing Afghanistan and Pakistan together is unlikely to resolve the structural problems in South Asia. Till China desists from supporting terrorism, its efforts to bring together these two nations will not yield positive results,' Kondapalli told Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan during an informal trilateral meeting in Beijing. This has been driven by India's connectivity initiatives – Chabahar Port and INSTC and its impact on CPEC that is now increasingly being observed as an asset acquisition initiative instead of delivering global goods.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
China jumps to act as a peacemaker between Pakistan & Afghanistan to safeguard its interests in Af-Pak region
China has jumped to act as a peacemaker between Pakistan and > Afghanistan to safeguard its interests in the Af-Pak region and adjoining Central Asia amid India's growing engagement with Taliban and focus on Chabahar Port . Wednesday's meeting in Beijing between three sides was also necessitated by deteriorating ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan. China, therefore, moved swiftly to organise a meeting between Islamabad and Kabul, explained persons familiar with the matter. At the informal meeting, moderated by China's foreign minister Wang Yi , both Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed "in principle" to send ambassadors to each other's country as soon as possible. They also expressed their willingness to upgrade the level of diplomatic ties, a statement by China's foreign ministry has said. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. However, Beijing's efforts may not yield desired success given Taliban's interest to expand ties with India across spheres. 'China's efforts to cobble up relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan is in step with its recent initiatives including Global Security Initiative and Good neighbourliness policies . However, like its deal bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran, the current round includes balancing regional powers like Israel and India and enhance Beijing's hold over these countries,' according to Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, an expert on China from JNU. Live Events 'Saudi-Iran deal did not result in any spectacular developments in the Middle East. Likewise, bringing Afghanistan and Pakistan together is unlikely to resolve the structural problems in South Asia. Till China desists from supporting terrorism, its efforts to bring together these two nations will not yield positive results,' Kondapalli told ET. China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan during an informal trilateral meeting in Beijing. This has been driven by India's connectivity initiatives – Chabahar Port and INSTC and its impact on CPEC that is now increasingly being observed as an asset acquisition initiative instead of delivering global goods.
Al Bawaba
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Saudi Defense Minister meets Khamenei in Tehran
ALBAWABA-In a rare high-level visit, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman, met with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, delivering a message from King Salman bin Abdulaziz focused on bilateral relations and the ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations in Oman. Also Read Iran close to acquiring nuclear weapons: IAEA Chief During the meeting, Khamenei emphasized the mutual benefits of expanding relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. "Our relationship can be complementary, and cooperation among regional brothers is far better than reliance on outsiders," he stated. Khamenei also acknowledged that some actors are hostile to improved Saudi-Iran ties, but expressed Iran's readiness to overcome these challenges. Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister, delivered a message from the King of Saudi Arabia to Imam Khamenei on Thursday, April 17, 2025. — (@khamenei_ir) April 17, 2025 Prince Khalid also held talks with Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces. According to Iranian state media, discussions focused on developing defense cooperation, enhancing regional peace and stability, and joint efforts to combat terrorism. بتوجيه من القيادة -أيدها الله- وصل صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير خالد بن سلمان بن عبدالعزيز وزير الدفاع، والوفد المرافق له، اليوم، إلى العاصمة الإيرانية طهران في زيارةٍ رسمية. وسيعقد سموه خلال الزيارة عددًا من اللقاءات لبحث العلاقات الثنائية بين البلدين، ومناقشة القضايا والموضوعات ذات… — وزارة الدفاع (@modgovksa) April 17, 2025 This visit marks the most senior-level Saudi visit to Iran in over two decades, the last being King Abdullah's trip in 1997 during the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami. Also Read U.S. and KSA near landmark nuclear deal ahead of Trump's visit The Saudi-Iranian meeting comes as Iran continues indirect negotiations with the United States over a possible new nuclear deal. Washington and Tel Aviv have warned of potential military action should talks collapse, while Iran has cautioned that any strike on its territory could trigger a wider regional conflict. As the U.S. maintains a military footprint in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, this renewed Saudi-Iranian dialogue signals a significant shift in regional diplomacy amid fragile nuclear talks and persistent security threats.
