(Original title: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China and India will resume direct flights before the end of October this year)

On October 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A CCTV reporter asked: The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that direct flights between India and China will resume. What is China's comment on this?

Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Guo Qianquan said that China and India will resume direct flights by the end of October this year, which is the latest embodiment of the important consensus implemented by President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi at the Tianjin meeting on August 31, and is also a positive initiative to facilitate friendly exchanges between more than 2.8 billion people in China and India. China is willing to work with India to adhere to and deal with China-India relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, to be good neighbourly friends and mutual accomplishments, to "Dragon dancing", to better benefit the people of the two countries, and to contribute toining peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.