Amid global outrage over Pahalgam terror attack, China makes shocking statement, vows support to protect Pakistan’s…
New Delhi: Amid the simmering tempers and tensions in the south Asian region following the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, China on Sunday, April 27 reaffirmed its support to Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests. Earlier, Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia had offered to help de-escalate tension between India and Pakistan.
“The conflict is not in the fundamental interests of India and Pakistan, nor is it conducive to regional peace and stability. It is hoped that both sides will exercise restraint, meet each other halfway, and promote the cooling of the situation,” stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Government.
“Fighting terrorism is the common responsibility of all countries in the world. China has always supported Pakistan in its resolute anti-terrorism actions. As a staunch friend and all-weather strategic partner, China fully understands Pakistan’s reasonable security concerns and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests,” said a spokesperson of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi was expected to have a bilateral meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of a BRICS meeting at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Monday, 28 April 2025 and Tuesday, April 29.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday conveyed to Wang “deep appreciation” for China’s consistent and unwavering support to Pakistan and reaffirmed Pakistan’s “strong commitment to the iron-clad Pakistan-China friendship and the shared vision of an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership”.
China is one of the five permanent members of the UNSC and has helped Pakistan soften the council’s statement on the killing of 26 people by terrorists at Baisaran Meadow near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The UNSC members underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice. They also stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable, and urged all nations, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.
The original draft of the UNSC statement was proposed by the United States calling for international cooperation with the Government of India but it was blocked by China and Pakistan, currently a non-permanent member of the UNSC, which insisted that any reference to the Government of India should be dropped, claiming that J&K remained a disputed territory. The consensus emerged after “Government of India” was replaced with “all relevant authorities”.
India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, shut down the Integrated Check Post at Attari-Wagah border between the two countries, revoked visas issued to Pakistani citizens to visit India, and further downgrading bilateral diplomatic relations. New Delhi also expelled Pakistan’s three military officers posted as diplomats at its high commission in the capital of India.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian also had phone calls with the prime ministers of India and Pakistan – Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif – on Saturday, April 26, a day after Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi offered to forge greater understanding” between New Delhi and Islamabad in the wake of the terrorist attack.
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