Neighbours May Have Concerns, but No Interference Accepted: Nepali Foreign Minister
A day after co-chairing the Joint Commission Meeting with Indian external affairs minister, Pradeep Gyawali met reporters and answered questions about China s role in Nepal.
Pradeep K. Gyawali. Photo: Reuters
New Delhi: Nepalâs close neighbours may have âconcernsâ, but the government does not accept interference from outside, Nepalese foreign minister Pradeep K. Gyawali said on Saturday.
A day after co-chairing the Joint Commission Meeting with Indian external affairs minister, Gyawali met with reporters, where he answered questions about China’s role in Nepal.
Following the dissolution of the lower house of parliament by Prime Minister K.P. Oli, the ruling Nepal Communist Party is likely to be split, with the rival camp under Pushpa Kamal Dahal having severe differences with Oli.
Gyawali, accompanied by Nepalese Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal, arrived here on Thursday on a three-day visit. On Friday, he held wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar covering the entire expanse of bilateral ties. Had a wonderful meeting with the Foreign Minister of Nepal, Shri @PradeepgyawaliK today. India s relations with Nepal are not limited to governments in both the countries but it is driven by the people of the both the nations. India-Nepal relations offer limitless potential, Singh tweeted. Ties between India and Nepal came under severe strain after Nepal last year published a new political map that showed the three Indian territories Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh as part of Nepal.
Border Issue with Nepal Is Not Part of Joint Commission Meeting: India
Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to hold delegation-level discussion with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar.
MEA spokesperson noted that India had received a request for vaccines when external affairs minister S. Jaishankar (in photo) had spoken with his Paraguayan counterpart. Photo: Twitter/@MEAIndia
New Delhi: Ahead of official talks, India indicated that the boundary issue will not be discussed during the joint commission meeting chaired by Nepali and Indian foreign ministers.
Nepal foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to hold delegation-level discussion with his host, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar.
Although India has played down Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali’s New Delhi visit as routine he arrived on Thursday and substantive talks are scheduled for Friday there is speculation, especially in Nepal, about what the visit means. Gyawali is part of a caretaker government after PM K P Oli dissolved Parliament and ordered elections last month following intra-party dissensions. He is in New Delhi as part of the sixth India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting. Although the invitation was extended before Oli dissolved Parliament, New Delhi had the option of changing the dates for the meeting to until after the elections. The Joint Commission has the mandate of discussing a “gamut of issues”.
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India is happy to welcome Gyawali, and unlike in the past, has kept out of Nepal’s political discourse. PTI Seema Guha 2021-01-13T07:18:16+05:30 In An Attempt To Fix Frayed Ties, Nepal Foreign Minister To Visit India Today outlookindia.com 2021-01-14T07:21:04+05:30
India is once again focussing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “neighbourhood first policy” as it attempts to repair frayed ties with countries in its backyard where regional rival China is making deep inroads. Nepal is on top of India’s list as relations had nose-dived last summer. New Delhi is making a concerted effort to woo Nepal back to its fold. The task may not be easy as China is determined to retain its foothold in the Himalayan nation. Both India and China are launching their own version of Covid diplomacy and pushing hard to pose as benefactors out to support smaller neighbours to