NEW DELHI: India and China on Thursday discussed resuming commercial flights between the two countries. Direct connectivity between the two countries is yet to resume post
Covid
and people travel via a third country between two nations.
“Had courtesy meeting with Chinese delegation led by
Song Zhiyong
(head of China’s Civil Aviation Administration) to exchange views regarding further strengthening civil aviation cooperation between the two countries, especially promoting early resumption of scheduled passenger flights between us,” Union aviation minister
Rammohan Naidu
said on X Thursday.
India is currently hosting the second Asia Pacific conference on civil aviation. “As chairman for (this meet), I have been utilising the platform to engage in sideline meetings with foreign delegations. This morning, alongside secretary
Vumlunmang Vualnam
and other senior officials from my ministry, I had courtesy meeting with Chinese delegation,”
Naidu
said.