BEIJING — State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Beijing on Dec 25.

They had an in-depth discussion on the recent changes concerning the situation in Afghanistan and reached a broad consensus. The two sides both believe that the Afghanistan issue could not be solved through military solutions, and political reconciliation is the only viable way.

The two sides welcomed all efforts made by relevant parties and expressed willingness to keep close communication and strategic coordination over the issue.

Both sides also pledged to further strengthen China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership so as to elevate the level of all-round cooperation.