New Delhi, April 4 -- Peace talks between Afghanistan's Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China's government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds.

"The consultation process is being steadily implemented and advanced," said China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. Xi Jinping's government is mediating between Islamabad and Kabul, whose representatives resumed the talks on Wednesday in the western Chinese city of Urumqi.

"The three parties have also reached consensus and arrangements on a specific operational mode, including media coverage," she added, without giving more details.

"Since the recent escalation of the Pakistan-Afghanistan ...