MPs seek 'SAARC' in discussion on 'BIMSTEC' charter

During the discussion on the proposal made by the foreign minister, the parliamentarians searched for SAARC . The parliamentarians said that India has advanced BIMSTEC to weaken the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

MP Yogesh Bhattarai, who is also the secretary of UML, said that BIMSTEC should be linked to the transport network and connectivity. He said that Nepal should increase its influence on the international stage through the platform of BIMSTEC.

'We have to link BIMSTEC to tourism promotion . Likewise, it will have to be advanced in the transport network and connectivity. No matter how much climate change Nepal is suffering in recent days, no matter how much international lobbying we should have done through this platform, we are not getting as much success as we should have. Nepal still has to make its presentation on the international stage through the platform of BIMSTEC,' he said. I urge you to organize the SAARC conference as soon as possible .

UML MP Raghuji Pant argued that India has advanced BIMSTEC to isolate Pakistan in SAARC. He said that Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal are members of BIMSTEC and Pakistan, which is a member of SAARC, is a member of SAARC and India wants to destroy SAARC and advance BIMSTEC. What should be taken into account when promoting BIMSTEC, SAARC should also be promoted. As Pakistan was not in BIMSTEC, India's desire should have been stopped by SAARC and BIMSTEC should have been promoted . We have to play an effective role," he said.

Rashtriya Janamorcha chairman and MP Chitra Bahadur KC said that BIMSTEC was moved to cancel SAARC. Saying that BIMSTEC was cultivated to overshadow the SAARC movement, he suggested that since SAARC is the most powerful organization in South Asia, it should be strengthened and promoted.

Why was BIMSTEC born? Why was SAARC neglected? In that regard, our foreign minister wanted to give some information. You ended it by talking about an empty BIMSTEC, I was disappointed," he said, "our SAARC is a powerful organization in South Asia. Why should this BIMSTEC be opened? India cannot be a cock before China, hostile conflict with Pakistan always . Therefore, this is India's plan to overshadow the SAARC movement. BIMSTEC is meant to supersede SAARC . India is the main reason for bringing SAARC to this position. In response to the questions raised by

MPs, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shrestha said that Nepal did not accept BIMSTEC instead of SAARC. He said that BIMSTEC cannot replace SAARC.

'Nepal's view and perception about the rationale and necessity of SAARC is maintained . BIMSTEC cannot replace SAARC . We did not accept it as BIMSTEC instead of SAARC. We do not take it as such . The importance of SAARC is in its place . I would like to give the house the confidence that the government will make efforts to reactivate SAARC and organize its conference in a more effective manner,' Foreign Minister Shrestha said, 'The government has a clear view that BIMSTEC cannot replace the rationale, necessity and importance of SAARC. I want to make clear the belief that we will make all efforts to make SAARC active, organize the conference and advance the initiative. He argued that Nepal has not been able to use the political leadership and strategic use of those organizations. He said that it should not be used only for the corruption of high officials.

'We are not even able to lead such organizations . We are not able to lead policy . We are not even able to use it strategically. It is seen that it is only a participation for the visit of VIPs,' he suggested, 'How can such platforms be used for the national interest ? What is our strategy? How can the subjects mentioned in the charter help to fulfill our national interests? Or how we can use it . Therefore, whatever mechanism we have in the foreign sector, how active has it been able to work in the national interest? How much work has the embassy been able to do? We seem to be absolute on that . It's not just the participants that matter. Devendra Poudel, MP of the Maoist Center, said that the viability of BIMSTEC is for common commitment in areas such as education, health, and employment.

He argued that there is a need for BIMSTEC to move forward in issues such as mutual cooperation, environmental balance, common commitment to mutual issues, job creation, modernization in agriculture, moving forward together against international terrorism, and poverty alleviation.

'At this time, mutual cooperation, harmony and mutual understanding are necessary for the human race . In order to accomplish that, it is necessary to ratify the BIMSTEC Charter. There may be some topics in this, but in today's world we cannot keep our country apart from some of these things," he said, "therefore mutual cooperation, environmental balance, common commitment to mutually interconnected issues, job creation, modernization in agriculture, moving forward together against international terrorism. , the topic of poverty eradication, which we have also progressed by participating in the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 . That is the main agenda . In areas like education, health, employment There is a need for some common structures like BIMSTEC for the common commitment and the search for human social life and for the common management of various types of natural and other unforeseeable disasters. .