AKIPRESS.COM - India and China have agreed to pull their troops back from a disputed border area after a tense stand-off that lasted more than two months, BBCreported.

China said India would withdraw personnel while Beijing would "continue its sovereignty rights".

India's foreign ministry confirmed its troops were "disengaging" at Doklam after agreement between the countries.

The row began in mid-June when India said it opposed a Chinese attempt to extend a border road on the plateau.

The area is known as Doklam in India and Donglang in China.

The news comes a week before a visit to China by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The plateau, which lies at a junction between China, the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, is disputed between Beijing and Bhutan. India supports Bhutan's claim over it.