China on Monday lauded the role of Türkiye and Qatar for successfully mediating the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. “Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are traditional, friendly neighbours of China, and the two countries will always be neighbours to each other,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing. “China welcomes” the ceasefire between the two nations and “commends contributions of the relevant countries”, he said, referring to mediation by Türkiye and Qatar.
