Kathmandu, Jun 19
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on
Friday that Nepal was waiting for the response of India on the two diplomatic notes
sent by Nepal on border issue.
Nepal had sent a diplomatic note to the Indian government on
November last year when the latter published a map including Nepal’s land –
Kalapani region, including Limpiyadhura and Lipulek in its territory.
The second note was handed over to Indian Ambassador to
Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra in May this year expressing Nepal’s position on
boundary issues especially in the Kalapani area when the southern neighbour
constructed a road connecting the strategic Lipulek pass at the Nepal-China
border through Nepal’s territory.
But India has not responded to these notes while Nepal
awaits it desperately.
“Nepal always wants to resolve the problems with India
through dialogue. Leaders of both the countries have a historical liability to
fulfil,” Gyawali said in an interview with this daily on Friday.
The country has published a fresh updated map, including the
Kalapani region in its territory and amended the Constitution to include the
new map in the Coat of Arms.
He expressed confidence on the discussion and dialogue based
on trust between the two neighbours.
According to him, fruitful discussions could not be held in
the past despite the initiation of some processes and mechanisms.
He reiterated that the major references of the basis of
Nepal’s territorial claim were the
Sugauli Treaty of 1816, Naya Muluk Treaty of 1860 and supplementary treaty of 1875.
FM Gyawali also said that Nepal was open to talks of any
level.
The two countries had established a bilateral mechanism in
2014 but it has failed to meet for a single time so far.
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