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Govt making efforts to ease border problems: DPM Thapa
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa has said the government is making efforts to ease problems seen in the transport and supplies of essential goods on Nepal-India border.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa has said the government is making efforts to ease problems seen in the transport and supplies of essential goods on Nepal-India border.
Taking time at the Legislature-Parliament meeting on Saturday, Minister Thapa said the government had been working to find a way out of the crisis.
He said that his recent India visit was for normalising the unease seen on Nepal-India check points. During his visit to the southern neighbour, he had met with the India's Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Home Minister and top political leadership.
During his meetings with the Indian leaders, DPM Thapa was assured of rerouting vehicles carrying petroleum products and essential goods stuck in Raxaul point and supplying sufficient fuel to the country by the Indian side. The Indian side had been positive to clear the obstructions seen in the transport and supply on border points, he said, adding, however, "The commitments from the India side were not implemented honestly."
The government has already initiated a process of initial phase for finding alternatives to the supply of petroleum products with the participation of private sector and support from other countries, according to the Deputy Prime Minister.
He went on to say that the government had expected support and cooperation from the international community in the present context.
The government had formed a talks team under DPM Thapa's leadership to hold dialogues with the political parties agitating in the Terai-Madhes with the realisation that their demands should be addressed politically, he said, adding that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was in touch with Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala to convince him to be a part of the talks team.
He stressed that the entire House should be united to address the discontents of the Sumyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha.
The Deputy Prime Minister extended his gratitude to the people for the support to the government in keeping the national sovereignty intact despite odd situation during the festivals. RSS