BEIJING: Pakistan and China have decided to collaborate with each other for achieving lasting peace in Afghanistan.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday reaffirmed Beijing’s support to Pakistan during a meeting with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua hours after Donald Trump blamed Pakistan for allegedly offering safe haven to “agents of chaos” in his South Asia policy announcement.

Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying asserted that Pakistan was on the front line in the struggle against terrorism and had made “great sacrifices” and “important contributions” in the fight, according to a Foreign Ministry handout.

Chunying called on the international community to recognise Pakistan’s role in the fight against terrorism.

During Tuesday’s meeting in China, Yi and Janjua agreed that Pakistan and China would cooperate  with each other closely in efforts to establish peace in Afghanistan.