China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 bln economic corridor | The Indian Express

China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 bln economic corridor | The Indian Express

China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 bln economic corridor

China has tried to position itself as a helpful party to promote talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both uneasy neighbours ever since Pakistan's independence in 1947.

By: Reuters | Beijing | Updated: December 26, 2017 12:59 pm

Afghanistan has urgent need to develop and improve people’s lives and hopes it can join inter-connectivity initiatives, Wang told reporters, as he announced that Pakistan and Afghanistan had agreed to mend their strained relations. (File photo

China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road plan linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond. China has tried to position itself as a helpful party to promote talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both uneasy neighbours ever since Pakistan’s independence in 1947.