China’s leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held their first formal talks in five years Wednesday — a sign of thawing relations between the world’s two most populous countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Wednesday to boost communication and cooperation between their countries and resolve conflicts to help improve ties that were damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020.

A meeting between the two leaders would come just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas.