International Relations and Tourism Committee Chairwoman Sumnima Udas said that journalists were asked to leave the meeting on Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal's visit to India and China, saying that details of what the lawmakers said would be leaked and that the Indian media would misinterpret them.
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Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has said that he is committed to resolving the border dispute between Nepal and India through diplomatic means.
Minister Khanal responded to questions raised by lawmakers in the meeting of the International Relations and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. In the discussion that began after committee chairperson Sumnima Udas removed journalists who had come to collect news from the meeting room, lawmakers asked Minister Khanal about the border.
The government has said that the government is committed to resolving the border issue through diplomatic means. 'I reiterate that we are always committed to resolving this issue through diplomatic talks in accordance with the spirit and spirit of the close relations between Nepal and India, on the basis of historical treaties and agreements and maps,' Khanal had said.
Minister Khanal has made public information about his response to the parliamentary committee. The committee informed the committee about the Foreign Minister's visit to India and China as well as other contemporary issues and discussed various issues. The meeting has been called to discuss the border dispute with India. Minister Khanal informed that MPs Pramesh Kumar Hamal, Ganesh Bahadur Bishwakarma, Abhishek Pratap Shah and others had raised the issue of Susta with Minister Khanal. Minister Khanal's reply regarding Susta was, 'Mechanisms have been established and are active in various areas between Nepal and India. Any work done around the border area is done in mutual coordination between both sides. Recently, it has been decided to proceed with the construction of a 132-meter embankment dam in the Susta area only after coordination between the concerned authorities of both countries. I would like to inform you that the concerned bodies of both countries are in constant contact with each other and are taking necessary action on this issue.'
The committee did not provide information on the issues discussed and the decisions taken. Speaker Udas had said that journalists were asked to leave the meeting, saying that if journalists were allowed to report on the minister's visit to India and China, the details of what the MP said would be leaked and misinterpreted by the Indian media. She said that no decision had been taken in advance to keep the parliamentary committee meeting secret.
