KARACHI: The Chinese foreign ministry has called for the settlement of the Kashmir issue through dialogue between Pakistan and India.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said this while addressing a regular press conference in Beijing on Friday.

Answering a question regarding India`s objectionto Pakistan`s plan to declare Gilgit-Baltistan, part of Kashmir, its fifth province and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor going through these areas, Ms Hua said China`s position on the Kashmir issue was consistent and clear-cut.

`As a leftover issue from history between India and Pakistan, it needs to be properly settled through dialogue and consultation between the two sides,` she said, adding that development of CPEC did not affect China`s position on the Kashmir issue.