Modi's Pak stopover gets cheers from China too

December 26, 2015 18:04

China today welcomed the surprise meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, saying improvement in Indo-Pak ties is significant for regional peace, stability and development.

"The Chinese side has noticed the report and welcomes the latest development in the Pakistan-India relationship," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said.

Lu said Pakistan and India are important countries in South Asia and the improvement of their relationship will be significant to regional peace.

"As the common neighbour and friend of both Pakistan and India, China is happy to see and will support, as always, Pakistan and India to enhance mutual trust and achieve common development through continuous dialogue," he added.

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