Progress is being made on an agreement for freedoms of the air to boost tourism between the two countries by increasing air links.
A Costa Rican delegation composed of the chief of Tourism, Allan Flores and Ana Cristina Jenkins, Deputy Minister of Transport is currently visiting the Asian nation negotiating the agreement.
"There has been a lot of hard work done between the aviations bodies of each country, we have had discussions with airlines to stimulate interested in the route and in April a delegation of Costa Rica tourism entrepreneurs was in China," said Costa Rica's ambassador in Beijing, Marco Vinicio Ruiz.
The Costa Rican Institute of Tourism is prepares for the first half of 2013 a business mission to China in order to reach agreements with wholesale agencies.
Travelling with the mission will be Tourism Minister Allan Flores, whose aim is to sign an Trade Air agreement, which would complement the memorandum of understanding for the establishment of air services, signed last August during the visit of President of the Republic Laura Chinchilla .
The open skies agreement aims to increase flight frequencies and tourism between the two countries.
Under the agreement, Qatar airlines may operate in Costa Rican territory making stopovers from third party countries or transfers of passengers and vice versa.
"This agreement reinforces the commitment to strengthen the tourism industry by attracting airlines.
This agreement is the second signed by the country this year, the last one was with Brazil in February.
"This agreement will enable Canadian airlines to operate a route or routes in Costa Rican territory, make stops from other countries or changeovers of passengers in transit.