China welcomes the announcement of Pakistan and Afghanistan governments to upgrade their diplomatic relations from the charge d affairs to ambassadorial level, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
Addressing a regular news briefing, he said that recently, the Pakistani government and the interim Afghan government announced that they would upgrade Pakistan-Afghanistan relations to the ambassadorial level.
"China welcomes this and believes that it will help Pakistan and Afghanistan enhance mutual trust, strengthen cooperation and jointly maintain peace and stability in the region," he added.
The spokesperson said that this is also an important positive measure for Pakistan and Afghanistan to implement the outcomes of the informal meeting of foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in May this year.
"China is willing to continue to play a constructive role in promoting the improvement and development of relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan," he added.
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