India, China Agree to Resolve Border Dispute ‘Peacefully’: Statement

India, China Agree to Resolve Border Dispute ‘Peacefully’: Statement
The Pangong Lake in Leh district of Union terrritory of Ladakh bordering India and China, on Sept. 14, 2018. Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI—India and China agreed on June 5 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 the top generals of the two countries were due to meet near the site of their border standoff to try and find a way to de-escalate the situation.