Both countries said they wanted peace but blamed each other after violence broke out between soldiers of the two sides on Monday.
India's prime minister has promised a"fitting reply" to China following the death of 20 Indian army soldiers in violent clashes on the Himalayan border.with nail-studded clubs and stones on Monday night.
Mr Zhao added that the overall situation at the border was stable and controllable and that China wanted peace."Both sides agree to resolve this matter through dialogue and consultation and make efforts to ease the situation and safeguard peace and tranquillity in the border area," he said. Many of the other Indian soldiers who died had succumbed to their wounds after being unable to survive the night in freezing temperatures.Mr Modi said India would be proud that their soldiers died while fighting, saying"their sacrifices wouldn't go to waste".
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