CHINA-PAKISTAN: CHINA BACKS PAKISTAN AT FATF

Reiterating its support to Pakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) platform, the Daily Pakistan said on October 29 that China has 'categorically announced that it did not want the forum to be politicised as some countries are pursuing their political agenda in a bid to blacklist Pakistan'. It quoted Yao Wen, Deputy Director General for Policy Planning of Asian Affairs in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, as telling a visiting group of Pakistani journalists in Beijing that China stood with Pakistan and blocked any attempt to include Pakistan in the blacklist. Radio Pakistan reported on October 29, that he had said that  China made it clear to the United States and India that China cannot do this and goes beyond the purpose of FATF. Yao Wen said the Financial Action Task Force is not meant to put any country in the blacklist, rather to support it to take action against terror financing. He said Pakistan is effectively pursuing its National Action Plan, and China encouraged it to act against terrorists and strengthen its system.
About the recent visit of Chinese President to India, he said the Chinese President conveyed Pakistan’s concerns to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over current development in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He said India was told that Pakistan did not want war with it and desired to resolve the Kashmir issue through peaceful means.






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