[India says it has reached an agreement with China to "accelerate" the restoration of direct flights between the two countries, and China gives a positive response]
Yesterday (June 13th) at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Agence France-Presse reporter: The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that both India and China have agreed to accelerate the process of restoring direct flights between the two countries. Can China confirm this and provide more details?
Lin Jian: The restoration of direct flights between China and India is conducive to ensuring personnel exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, which is in line with the common interests of both parties. China holds a positive attitude towards this. We hope that India will meet China halfway and promote the resumption of flights as soon as possible to ensure safe and orderly exchanges between the two countries. (Full text see attached image)
[Wisdom] Comment on a few points: The two most populous countries on earth, nearly 2.9 billion people, do not have direct flights between them, which is really not normal. In 2020, affected by the pandemic and the China-India border conflict, flights between the two countries were suspended. This suspension brought many inconveniences to normal exchanges between the two countries' personnel. Whether it was business exchanges, travel, or cultural interactions, they were all subject to significant restrictions. The restoration of direct flights not only promotes economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two sides but also enhances mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries. However, due to the recent crash of an Indian civilian airliner and India's frequent unfriendly remarks towards China, there may be some voices online that are not welcoming the restoration of direct flights with India.
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