Jiang Hopes for Peaceful Settlement of India-Pak Dispute

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Jiang Hopes for Peaceful Settlement of India-Pak Dispute

China hopes that Pakistan and India will settle their dispute peacefully through dialogue, Chinese President Jiang Zemin told his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf Friday in Beijing.

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China hopes that Pakistan and India will settle their dispute peacefully through dialogue, Chinese President Jiang Zemin told his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf Friday in Beijing.

Jiang made the remarks in a meeting with Musharraf, who arrived here early Friday morning after concluding visits to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

"China supports all efforts to alleviate the tension between Pakistan and India and to safeguard peace and stability in south Asia," Jiang said.

Musharraf said Pakistan does not want to be involved in a war and will not start a war, pledging that Pakistan will do its best to realize regional peace and stability.

He also briefed Jiang on the latest domestic situation in Pakistan and gave views on the issues concerning south Asia and Afghanistan.

China has been concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and supports the process of peace and reconstruction there, said Jiang. "The establishment of the Afghanistan government is a key step to lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan. "

Afghanistan faces a number of difficulties and challenges on the path toward lasting peace, Jiang said, noting that China, as afriendly neighbor, attaches importance to the ties with Afghanistan and support the peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan.

Jiang also spoke highly of the relations between China and Pakistan.

Over the past five decades since the two established diplomaticrelations, China and Pakistan have respected, understood and supported each other, and bilateral ties are time-tested, said Jiang.

The policies Pakistan has adopted since the September 11 terrorist attacks are "firm and clear", and China appreciates themvery much, Jiang said.

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