China's foreign minister meets Jaishankar, calls for resumption of direct flights

In a big step forward in India-China ties, the two countries have discussed resuming direct flights between the countries as well restarting the Kailash Mansarovar yatra.

The two key issues were discussed when External AffairsExternal AffairsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The meeting was the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the completion of the disengagement process in the two contentious areas of Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh and the ministers noted that this had contributed to the maintenance of peace and tranquility.