BEIJING, 11 November 2021, (TON): Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said “China’s Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong will lead a delegation to attend the Pakistan-hosted meeting on the Afghan situation.”

He said during his regular press briefing “China supports Pakistan in hosting the extended Troika meeting. We support all efforts conducive for stability in Afghanistan to building up consensus in the world.”

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf will chair the Troika Plus meeting.

The US State Department’s Special Representative and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan Thomas West and Russia’s Special Afghanistan Envoy Zamir Kabulov will also participate in the meeting.

This is the first full-fledged meeting of the Troika Plus after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. The last meeting was held in Doha on August 11 while another meeting was convened by Russia in Moscow on October 19.

Last month, FM Qureshi visited Kabul and announced a raft of measures to help Afghanistan’s faltering economy as well as extend humanitarian assistance.

Since the fall of Kabul on August 15, Pakistan has been at the forefront urging the international community to remain engaged with the new dispensation in Afghanistan.