As India’s unofficial blockade continues to cripple normal life in the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Kamal Thapa on Friday held discussions with noted diplomats including former foreign affairs ministers, former ambassadors, former foreign affairs secretaries and representatives of different political parties’ foreign wings.

Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tara Prasad Pokharel said that the interaction programme was organised to seek suggestions from the experts on foreign affairs in a bid to troubleshoot the country’s ongoing unease situation.

Suggestions have come from different perspective and the participants have stressed for taking initiatives to resolve the crisis from different mediums including diplomatic and political, Pokharel said.

It is said that the experts have offered suggestions to the government to be cautious as India was attempting to impose its interests on Nepal by imposing blockade.

Likewise, they suggested the government to hold concrete talks to address the demands of the Madhes movement. RSS