Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Tianjin, China. (File photo) Chinese envoy hails resumption of India-China direct flight service after five years of border dispute New Delhi: India and China discussed border-related issues, news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday quoting China’s Defense Ministry.

The two sides “held active and in-depth communication on the control of the western section of the China-India border. ” The statement said the two countries agreed to maintain contacts.

“It was agreed to continue communication and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels,” the ministry said, quoted by Reuters. The development comes days after the resumption of direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou.

Flight services between the two cities resumed on Sunday, the first direct commercial connection after a gap of five years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China in August to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization regional security meeting, his first visit in seven years. During the visit, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that India and China are development partners, not rivals, and discussed strengthening trade amid global tariff uncertainties.

Earlier addressing a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We had issued a press release and thereafter I understand that commercial activity in this regard has started. This is, of course, in line with the growing trend towards normalization in relations between India and China. “.