Kathmandu, July 12 -- The government has approved the Tourism Ministry's proposal to review the air service agreement with China.

Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister for Communication and Information Technology and Spokesperson of government, told the weekly press briefing on Thursday that the Cabinet has given its "in principle" approval for the Tourism Ministry's proposal to revise the air service agreement with the northern neighbour.

High-level delegation from the two countries are scheduled to meet in Beijing on July 25. The Cabinet has allowed the ministry to form a five-member team led by Tourism Ministry Joint Secretary to hold discussion. "Nepal has sought access to all Chinese airports and China has proposed to increase flight freq...