China welcomed and appreciated the agreement adopted by India and Pakistan to open temporarily the actual control line in Kashmir, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Tuesday.

China hopes and believes the move will help increase the trust and cooperation between the two countries, and relieve tension between them, he said.

Representatives of Pakistan and India reached a consensus on Sunday on opening temporarily five checkpoints along the actual control line in Kashmir to allow relief goods to be transported freely between the two sides beginning Nov. 7. The people living on both sides will also be free to cross the line to help each other in the wake of the devastating Oct. 8 earthquake.

Source: Xinhua