Ajit Doal said India prefers peace and is not interested in conflict, as war would benefit no one. Both sides, he said, should work together to bring back stability in the region as soon as possible.
India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a phone conversation with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday, May 10, just hours after Pakistan broke the ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire, which both countries had agreed upon earlier the same day, was violated within four hours. During the call, Ajit Doval made it clear that India does not want war and believes it’s not the solution. He stressed that both India and Pakistan are committed to the ceasefire and should focus on restoring peace in the region.
As per an official statement from India, Wang Yi, who is a top Chinese official and part of the Communist Party’s central leadership, spoke with Doval to discuss the situation. Doval told Wang that the recent terror attack in Pahalgam had led to the loss of many Indian lives, and India would have to act against terrorism.
He also underlined that India prefers peace and is not interested in conflict, as war would benefit no one. Both sides, he said, should work together to bring back stability in the region as soon as possible.
“Doval said that the Pahalgam terrorist attack caused serious casualties among Indian personnel and that India needed to take counter-terrorism actions. War was not India’s choice and was not in the interests of any party. India and Pakistan would be committed to a ceasefire and look forward to restoring regional peace and stability as soon as possible.” Wang Yi said that China condemns the Pahalgam terrorist attack and opposes all forms of terrorism. The current international situation is turbulent and intertwined. Peace and stability in the Asian region is hard-won and deserves to be cherished. India and Pakistan are neighbours that cannot be moved away, and both are neighbours of China. China appreciates your statement that war is not India’s choice, and sincerely hopes that India and Pakistan will remain calm and restrained, properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalation of the situation. China supports and expects India and Pakistan to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultations. This is in the fundamental interests of India and Pakistan and is also the common wish of the international community: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
