Beijing/New Delhi: India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, between neighbors after a deadly military conflict of 2020 on its disputed Himalayan border A melting indication in relationships.
Both sides will interact on a framework on flights in a meeting which will be held in “initial date”, the ministry said after a meeting between India’s top diplomat and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
After the 2020 clash, tension between the two countries increased, after which India made it difficult for Chinese companies to invest in the country, banned hundreds of popular apps and separated passenger routes, although direct cargo flights of countries of countries She used to continue working between.
In October, relations have improved in the last four months with several high-level meetings, including talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Russia.
On Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Beijing that both countries should work in the same direction, detect more important measures and be committed to mutual understanding.
A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, “Discussion was held with an approach to solving these issues on specific concerns in economic and business sectors and promoting long -term policy transparency and predictive.”
His meeting was the latest between two Asian powers after a milestone agreement in October, seeking to reduce friction along his border.
Reuters reported in June that the Chinese government and airlines had asked India’s civic aviation officers to re -establish direct air links, but New Delhi protested as the border dispute continued to weigh the relationship.
In October, two Indian government sources told Reuters that India would consider reopening the sky and launching fast-tracking visa approval.
India’s Foreign Ministry said that both nations have agreed to resume steps for functional exchanges and with the initial meeting of the Indo-China expert level mechanism, India’s Foreign Ministry said.
China and India should be committed to “doubt” and “isolation” during the meeting of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to be committed to “mutual support and mutual achievement” instead of “doubt” and “isolation”.
