New Delhi: China and India have agreed to de-escalate the situation at their border as soon as possible following a clash between the their troops, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a phone call on Wednesday that India should severely punish those responsible for the conflict and control its frontline troops, the Chinese Ministry said in a statement.
China and India have blamed each other for the clash on Monday, which killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.