China said on Thursday that both Beijing and New Delhi have agreed not to take any steps to escalate matters after a deadly border clash between their soldiers, and instead ensure peace and stability on the disputer frontier "as soon as possible".

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said both countries communicated through military and diplomatic channels after the clash, which killed 20 Indian soldiers, agreed to observe a consensus reached by the military chiefs of both countries.

He reiterated that China is not to be blamed for the clash, and that Indian front-line troops broke the consensus and attacked the Chinese soldiers first.

Troops remained on alert at the Galwan Valley in the Ladakh region of the western Himalayas three days after the clash. China has not given details of any deaths or injuries among its troops.

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