India announced on Monday that it reached agreement with China on the resumption of military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes as both countries’ leaders arrive in Russia for a summit.

Tensions between the Asian powers had flared in recent years following a border clash that left at least two dozen soldiers dead.