India, China to Continue Efforts to Resolve Border Dispute

India and China have agreed to continue seeking a "reasonable and mutually acceptable" solution to the border dispute between the two countries, while also making every effort to maintain peace and stability in the border region, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday.

BEIJING (Sputnik) – India and China have contested sovereignty over two large and a number of smaller territories, a dispute that resulted in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. China claimed victory after a month of hostilities, but the border dispute remains a thorny issue in relations between Beijing and New Delhi.

"On the boundary question, we agreed that we will continue to explore a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution. We both reiterated our strong commitment to make all efforts to maintain peace and tranquility in the border region," Modi said.

The prime minister also stressed the "importance of clarification of Line of Actual Control" regarding the border dispute, adding that he also "sought tangible progress on issues relating to visa policy and trans-border rivers."

The Line of Actual Control is the demarcation line between the two countries that was recognized by the conflicting sides in agreements signed in 1993 and 1996.

Prime Minister Modi began his three-day visit to China on Thursday with a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Shaanxi province before traveling to Beijing and Shanghai in a bid to boost bilateral economic cooperation.