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International relations

India and China agree to resolve border dispute 'peacefully'

Statement comes a day before top generals from both sides meet

Indian army vehicles move on a snow-lined highway leading to the mountainous Ladakh region, the location of a border dispute with China, in 2013.   © Reuters

NEW DELHI  (Reuters) -- India and China agreed on Friday to resolve a dispute over their shared border in the Ladakh region through diplomatic channels, the Indian foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.

The statement came a day before top generals of the two countries are due to meet near the site of their border standoff to try and find a way to de-escalate the situation.

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