The foreign ministers of India and China have met in New Delhi in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday discussed border peace, trade issues and bilateral exchanges, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

China has agreed to maintain momentum of bilateral ties with India and emphasize that both countries act as major powers and contribute to promoting world multipolarization and democratization of international relations.

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Border peace, trade, and bilateral cooperation were discussed in the meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar. Despite the long-standing border dispute and political tensions between India and China,

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