China and India agreed on Wednesday to work on easing their long-running border dispute, as the two Asian giants resumed a formal high-level dialogue for the first time in five years.

China and India have agreed to work toward a solution to their long-running border dispute in the Himalayas after a military standoff there that began with a deadly clash in 2020.

China and India should maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, China's Vice President Han Zheng told India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing on Wednesday, state media Xinhua reported.

China and India reached a six-point consensus following border talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India's national security adviser Ajit Doval in Beijing on Wednesday. They agreed to "continue to take measures to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations",

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing for the first Special Representatives meeting in five years.