Talks to cover counterterrorism, CPEC expansion, and regional stability, say sources
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China will meet in Kabul on August 20 for trilateral talks, sources told Geo News on Thursday.
\nThe meeting will bring together Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and Afghanistan\u2019s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
\nThe sources said the agenda will include discussions on counterterrorism efforts and the expansion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
\nEarlier this month, Afghanistan\u2019s Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was scheduled to visit Pakistan on August 5. However, both countries later issued statements citing \u201ctechnical\u201d reasons for the cancellation.
\nIt has since emerged that the UN Security Council did not grant permission for the visit, as Muttaqi remains on the UN-designated list of Taliban members.
\nFollowing the Kabul meeting, the Chinese foreign minister is expected to travel to Pakistan the next day, the sources said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Talks to cover counterterrorism, CPEC expansion, and regional stability, say sources ISLAMABAD The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China will meet in Kabul on August 20 for trilateral talks, sources told Geo News on Thursday. The meeting will bring together Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n