Kathmandu: Nepal on Saturday said it was confident that both its “friendly neighbours” India and China will resolve their border stand-off at the Line of Actual Control through peaceful means, keeping in mind the stability of the region and world peace.
The Himalayan nation, sandwiched between the two Asian giants, said it has always stood firmly for regional and world peace and expressed confidence that the differences between India and China will be resolved in the “spirit of good neighbourliness”.
“Nepal maintains that disputes between the countries should be resolved through peaceful means,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, two days after the Nepal government completed the process of redrawing the country’s political map through a Constitutional amendment, incorporating three strategically important Indian areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura in a move that could severely jolt bilateral relations with New Delhi. The foreign ministry statement noted that Nepal has always stood firmly for regional and world peace.
Nepal’s statement comes in the backdrop of clashes that have taken place between the forces of two countries. (PTI)
