Beijing: In Beijing too, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the two sides expressed the wish to control the situation through dialogue and consultation.
“On June 22, the Chinese and Indian border troops held the 2nd commander-level meeting at the border areas This is also the first commander level meeting since the Galwan Valley clash happened on June 15,” he said.
“This meeting showed that the two sides wish to control and alleviate the situation through dialogue and consultation.
“During the meeting and based on the consensus reached at the first commanders level meeting (on June 06), the two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the outstanding issues and agreed to take necessary measures to cool down the situation,” Zhao said.
The two sides agreed to continue with the dialogue and jointly work for the peace and tranquility of the border areas, he said.
To a question that Indian Army has stated that two sides have agreed to disengage the troops and whether he can confirm it, Zhao said “the specific measures are under discussion by the border troops of the two sides on the ground, I have no further information to release on this”.
When asked about the Chinese casualties, he said “China and India are in dialogue and talks with each other to resolve this issue through diplomatic and military channels”.
“As for what you saw in the media, for example some people alleged that casualties on the Chinese amounted to 40. I can tell you for sure this is fake news”, he said.
This is the first time China has commented on the casualties. The spokesman, however did not elaborate.
