Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ”We have established a bilateral mechanism to resolve border-related issues. There is no role for any third party in all bilateral issues between India and Nepal.”
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The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said that there is no role for a third party in the Nepal-India border dispute. At a regular press conference held at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that efforts are being made to resolve the border dispute between Nepal and India. Spokesperson Jaiswal said, 'We have formed a bilateral mechanism to resolve the border issue. There is no role for a third party in all related bilateral issues between India and Nepal.' In response to a question from Indian journalists about Prime Minister Balendra Shah's statement in the House of Representatives on Sunday regarding the border dispute, Spokesperson Jaiswal denied the role of a third party. Prime Minister Shah had said that diplomatic dialogues are also being held with China and Britain regarding the Lipulekh border dispute.
Prime Minister's statement on the Nepal-India border dispute in controversy
Not only that, Prime Minister Shah had also said that both countries had encroached on each other's land.' Prime Minister Shah had said while answering the questions of the MPs, 'You may be surprised to know one thing, I also came to know recently after becoming the Prime Minister that not only India has encroached on Nepal's land, Nepal has also encroached on India's land in many places.'
Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Jaiswal said that he had seen the comments of Prime Minister Shah and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the India-Nepal border.'
Claiming that 98 percent of the border between Nepal and India has been demarcated, he said, 'There are some problems in some parts. They are yet to be resolved. This situation has arisen due to the change in the course of the Gandak (Narayani) river. In addition, there are issues of cross-border encroachment and encroachment on no-man's land in the demarcated part of the border. Which is being jointly mapped.'
