BEIJING - A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that China has noted reports on the trilateral summit attended by Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.

China holds that related countries' efforts to enhance communication and cooperation, as well as their commitment to regional peace and stability, are in the fundamental interests of countries and people in the region, spokesman Hong Lei said in response to a question raised at a press briefing.

The summit, which grouped the presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, concluded on Feb 17 in Islamabad, according to media reports.

The leaders came up with a categorical stance that regional issues should be resolved in the region and without any foreign intervention, and they also decided that the next trilateral summit will be held in Kabul by the end of 2012.