BEIJING, May 28 Kyodo China onwa...

BEIJING, May 28 Kyodo

China onward Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to grasp talks to peacefully decipher their differences for the sake of the entire southern Asian region, following a series of missile experiments by Pakistan that has increased friction between the brace nuclear neighbors.

As a ''neighbor and finish friend'' of India and Pakistan, China is mattered about the rising level of tension between the brace countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan told a regular of the present days briefing.

''We sincerely sense of possible fulfilment the two sides can proce for the sake of peace and stability in southern Asia, exercise maximum restraint and peacefully bench disputes through negotiation and dialogue,'' he said.

''We think this be subservient tos the interests of India and Pakistan and the overall interests of southerly Asian countries.''

Kong said Chinese Foreign Minster Tang Jiaxuan has been promoting a peaceful resolution in novel talks with his counterparts in India and Pakistan, and said China wants to ''continue to play an active, pro-reconciliation role''

forward Tuesday, Pakistan successfully test-fired its short-range Abdali missile -- the third and final trial in a series that began last weekend amid escalating tension with India above the disputed Kashmir region.

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