The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday made public the government's official position for the first time on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to begin via Nepali territory, Lipulekh, and reiterated that the Nepalese government is completely clear and steadfast on the fact that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani east of the Mahakali River are integral parts of Nepal.
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The government has sent a diplomatic note to India and China regarding the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which is said to be conducted between India and China via Nepali land Lipulekh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the government's official position public for the first time on Sunday regarding the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra being started via Nepali land Lipulekh. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lok Bahadur Poudel Chhetri said - 'The Nepalese government has conveyed its clear stance and concerns regarding the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to both India and China through diplomatic channels.'
India has started preparations to unilaterally open the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepali land Lipulekh. India is going to reopen the trade border that was closed due to the Covid epidemic after 6 years.
Responding to questions and concerns raised by various media outlets regarding the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage via Nepali territory, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson has stated that the Nepalese government is completely clear and steadfast in the fact that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani east of the Mahakali River have been an integral part of Nepal since the Sugauli Treaty of 1816.
The Ministry also stated that the Nepalese government has been continuously urging the Indian government not to carry out any activities such as road construction or expansion, border trade and pilgrimage in the area. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson further said - 'It is made clear that even the friendly country China has been officially informed about the fact that the Lipulekh area is Nepali territory.'
Similarly, the Ministry has also clarified that the Government of Nepal has always been committed to resolving the border issue through diplomatic means in line with the spirit and spirit of the close and friendly relations between Nepal and India, based on historical treaties, facts, maps and evidence.
Nepal has included Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani east of the Mahakali River in its official map. However, ignoring this, the two neighboring countries to the north and south have been making agreements on when to trade through Nepali land and when to open the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. During the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India on 2 and 3 Bhadra, an agreement was reached between the two countries to open border trade during talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar.
After the agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a ‘press note’ on 4 Bhadra urging the border issue to be resolved through diplomatic means.
In 2015, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China for the first time, an agreement was reached to ‘trade through Lipulekh Pass’. The then Sushil Koirala-led government immediately opposed it. It had even sent a diplomatic ‘note’ to both countries. Since then, Nepal has repeatedly protested.
The dispute between the two countries came to the surface when India, ignoring Nepal’s protests and diplomatic ‘notes’, showed Limpiyadhura, including Kalapani and Lipulekh in the east, within the Indian border in the new map released in 2019. Nepal had objected to the map released by India by sending another diplomatic ‘note’. However, after India ignored Nepal’s request to resolve the dispute through diplomatic talks, Nepal amended its constitution in Jestha 2077 and issued a new map including the territory up to Limpiyadhura.
