China calls for India and Pakistan to remain calm and avoid actions that can lead to the escalation of the situation. This is stated in the statement of the PRC Foreign Ministry.
The department noted that Beijing considers the operation of India against Pakistan “provoking” and is concerned about the current situation.
“We are concerned about the current situation. India and Pakistan are and will always be neighbors of each other. Both countries are neighbors of China. We urge both sides to act in the interests of peace and stability, remain calm, show restraint and refrain from actions that may even more complicate the situation,” the message said.
The official representative of the PRC Lin Jiang, during a briefing, expressed the readiness of the PRC to play a constructive role in the efforts of the international community to settle the situation.
– exacerbation of the conflict after the missile strikes of India
India on May 6 struck missile strikes on the territory of Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir, located under Pakistani control.
The attack was a response to a terrorist attack, which occurred on April 22 in the Indian district of Pakhalgam, as a result of which 26 people were killed.
According to the Indian side, nine goals that she described as “terrorist objects” were successfully affected. However, the Pakistani authorities claim that the attacks were on six civilian facilities, as a result of which eight people died, including a child, 35 were injured, two more are missing.
The Pakistani Army announced the confusion of five Indian fighters during the attack, but in New Delhi refuted this information.