India and China agreed to resume direct air messages almost five years after their suspension due to Covid-19 pandemia and the followed political tension, CNN reports.
The statement published on January 27 was the result of the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Vikram Misri to Beijing. The statement of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the countries have reached the main consent of the renewal of direct flights between India and mainland China, and in the near future the details are expected.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China confirmed this agreement and added that this year will again open access for Indian pilgrims to Mount Kailas and Lake Manasararovar in Western Tibet. These places are considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bonism.
The visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India to the capital of China became one of the most significant official visits after the armed clash of the two countries on their common border in 2020, which greatly worsened relations. Then, on the controversial border in the Himalayas, the soldiers of India and China joined the battle, which died at least 20 Indian and 4 Chinese military.