India & China Dokalam standoff: Will not take any sides, says Nepal
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 IST
India & China Dokalam standoff: Will not take any sides, says Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepal has declined to take any sides in the continuous Dokalam standoff amongst India and China. "Nepal won't get dragged into either side in the fringe debate," the nation's Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara said yesterday, revealed the PTI.
Mahara, who is likewise the Foreign Minister, said Nepal needs the two India and China to utilize "peaceful diplomatic means" to determine Sikkim issue, said Mahara.
"A few media reports are endeavoring to drag us for either side, however, I need to make it clear that we have not taken any side on this issue," he Mahara.
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is booked to visit India August 23 to 27. Point by point agenda of the visit is yet to be finished, Mahara said.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang is booked visit Nepal on August 14. His visit will be improvement driven, and it can't be connected with the PM's visit to India in any capacity, included Mahara.
On June 16, Indian Army ceased the development of a street in Dokalam by Chinese troops. The two countries have been secured a remain off from that point forward.
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