Delhi-Lhasa chartered flight for Mansarovar pilgrims in the works

New Delhi: A special Delhi-Lhasa chartered flight to facilitate pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar, Yoga Day 2020 in the Forbidden City and recognition of each other’s education degrees were some the key issues discussed at the second Sino-Indian High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges on July 12. Both sides also deliberated on ways to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.

In the meeting held in New Delhi, Delhi-Lhasa chartered flight for Kailash Mansarovar yatris was the key proposal on the table, ET has learnt. Chinese officials participated through videoconference. People privy to information said the civil aviation ministry was actively involved with the whole process. Meanwhile, China is working on a plan to upgrade one of its domestic airports in the Tibetan region to the international level.