Overview

• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar in Kabul for a trilateral dialogue on political, economic and transit cooperation.
• An Afghan foreign ministry statement said China intends to initiate practical mining projects in Afghanistan this year.
• Beijing conveyed interest in Kabul’s formal participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, expanding the framework for future infrastructure and trade links.
• The three sides agreed to step up efforts against terrorism and to explore extending the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor into Afghanistan.
• Muttaqi assured that Afghan territory would not be used against neighbors, noted annual trade with China has reached about $1 billion, and China said it would work to increase Afghan exports while emphasizing deeper security cooperation, including against groups cited by Chinese officials.