Kathmandu, Jun 25
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has refuted the media reports
regarding the encroachment of Nepali territory by China.
Stating that the ministry’s attention
was drawn to the reports in the media regarding Nepal-China boundary and
encroachment of Nepali territory, it said the news report was baseless.
“The news is allegedly based
on the ‘report’ of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development which it
has already refuted and clarified stating that such ‘report’ doesn’t exist and
that the subject matter doesn’t fall under its jurisdiction,” said the MoFA in
a statement on Thursday.
It
stated that the boundary between Nepal and China was delineated and demarcated
on the basis of the Boundary Treaty of October 5, 1961 and the subsequent
protocols signed between the two countries.
Likewise,
Boundary Markers No. 37 and 38 reported as missing in the media reports have never
been erected as agreed between the two countries owing to natural conditions.
The
ministry also said that the government would solve through mutual consultation
between the concerned authorities of the two countries in case any issue arose.
It
has requested the media to verify the information from the relevant authorities
before commenting on such sensitive matters which might adversely affect the
relations between the two friendly neighbours.
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