China on Thursday said it hopes that India and Pakistan will “properly deal” with their differences through dialogue and “maintain momentum” in improving ties, days after Beijing asserted that the Pathankot attack may have been launched intentionally to disrupt Indo-Pak relations.
“Chinese side welcomes all the actions that are conducive to improvement of relations between Pakistan and India,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing here.
“We also support counter terrorism cooperation between the (two) countries,” she said in reply to a question about Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif’s promise to take “prompt and decisive action” against the perpetrators of the Pathankot attack during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week.
“As a friend and neighbour to the two sides, the Chinese side sincerely hopes the two countries will properly deal with relevant issues through dialogue and cooperation and maintain momentum of improvement in bilateral relations and stay committed to regional stability and development,” Hua said.