Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi are set to meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia. It will be their first formal bilateral talks in five years.
India’s foreign ministry made the announcement on Tuesday. It said the last time the two leaders officially met was in 2019.
Xi and Modi are visiting the central Russian city of Kazan to attend a summit of a group of emerging economies which include Russia, China and India.
Ahead of the gathering, Beijing and New Delhi reached an agreement on Monday on patrolling arrangements in disputed border areas.
Clashes have occurred intermittently between the two militaries along a tentative demarcation line. Both sides suffered casualties during fighting in 2020.
Attention is focused on whether the summit will pave the way for improving bilateral relations.