China on Monday called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint following reports of continued exchanges of gunfire in the disputed Kashmir region.

The appeal came after the Indian army reported that soldiers from both sides had engaged in cross-border firing for a fourth consecutive night.

“China hopes that the two sides will exercise restraint, meet each other halfway, properly handle relevant differences through dialogue and consultation, and jointly maintain regional peace and stability,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in a statement.

The call for calm follows a deadly April 22 attack on tourists in Pahalgam, located in what India refers to as “Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” The assault left 26 men dead, marking the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in 25 years.

India has alleged that two of the three assailants were Pakistani nationals, a claim Islamabad has strongly denied.

Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors remain high, with both countries maintaining competing claims over Kashmir and having fought two wars over the region.