During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the foreign ministers of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan called for an end to violence (TOLOnews) against civilians and authorities in Afghanistan, a peaceful settlement of the country’s conflict, and for the Afghan government to strengthen its position.
Pakistan: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said preliminary investigations into a bus crash yesterday that killed thirteen people, including nine Chinese nationals, show that it was an accident (Dawn) and not a terrorist attack. However, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that terrorism cannot be ruled out.
