BEIJING, May 07 China stands ready to work with international
community to continue to play a constructive role in easing the current
tension between India and Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
Responding to questions regarding current situation between India and
Pakistan, the spokesperson said that China made it clear its position on
the ongoing situation between two countries.
“China finds India’s military operation early this morning regrettable,”
he said. Lin Jian said that Chinese side is concerned about the ongoing
situation. India and the Pakistan are and will always be each other’s
neighbors. They are both China’s neighbors as well.
He remarked that China opposes all forms of terrorism and urged both
sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, remain calm,
exercise restraint, and refrain from taking actions that may further
complicate the situation.
In response to a question about any impact on Chinese citizens in
region, he said that China was closely following the developments. “We
advise Chinese citizens and institutions in the relevant regions to
closely follow the situation, raise their safety awareness, avoid going
to regions involved in the conflict and in case of emergencies,
immediately contact the Chinese missions to seek help.”
To yet another question regarding China’s role in easing tension, he
reiterated Chinese principled position about ongoing situation on
between India and the Pakistan.
He said that the international community is following closely the
current situation and China is committed to promoting talks for peace
and keeping the region peaceful and stable.
“We also noted that both India and Pakistan have said that they don’t
hope to see escalation of the situation. We hope that India and Pakistan
will remain calm exercise, restrained work in the same direction and
properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation,” he
added