BEIJING, Dec 19 (INP): The tripartite dialogue held in Kabul last week between the foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan paved the way of Afghans’ participation in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

According to Xiao Bin, Chinese scholar, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Research Center, the dialogue will most positive impact on the successful implementation of President Xi Jinping’s concept of Belt and Road.

As a country along the Belt and Road, Afghanistan could be better developed with China's help.

Besides, CPEC not only provides a cooperation platform for China and Pakistan, but also offers a chance for Afghanistan to integrate with the world.

Although there are problems to solve, the speeches of the three foreign ministers during the dialogue showed that the "three-plus-one" model operates well and has huge potential.

Both Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan said they are willing to work with China to expand trilateral cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road initiative and push forward trilateral cooperation on anti-terrorism so as to jointly safeguard peace, stability and prosperity in the three countries and the region.

As the leading country of the "three-plus-one" model, China will fully support it. For China, it might be a good choice to use Afghanistan issue to expand China-US mutual interest.

Afghanistan issue has played an important role in the normalization of China-US relations. Through the "three-plus-one" model, China can enhance its role in Afghanistan's peace process and strengthen cooperation with other major powers.

To attain these goals, China may start building the road from Kashgar in Xinjiang to Kabul. This will connect Afghanistan, China and Pakistan and facilitate the development of a China-Pakistan-Afghanistan economic corridor on the basis of the CPEC, boosting Afghanistan's development and providing wider cooperation space for the "three-plus-one" model. INP/J/AJ