BEIJING – China on Wednesday announced that Vice Foreign Minister KongXuanyou is in Islamabad to discuss the Indo-Pak tensions following thePulwama terror attack, as it called for the creation of an “enablingatmosphere” for its close ally Pakistan to cooperate with “other parties”.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Vice Foreign MinisterKong’s Islamabad visit is “designed for communication with Pakistan for thesituation concerning both India and Pakistan.”

“China has been promoting peace and stability in this region. We hope thatPakistan and India will maintain friendly relations,” he told a mediabriefing.

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared up after a suicide bomber ofPakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad killed 40 CRPF personnel inKashmir on February 14.