Foreign Ministry refutes media reports regarding Nepal-China boundary

KATHMANDU- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that its attention has been drawn to the reports in the media regarding Nepal-China boundary and encroachment of Nepali territory.

The Ministry in a statement on Thursday said that the news allegedly based on the “report” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development which that Ministry has already refuted and clarified stating that such a “report” doesn’t exist and that the subject matter doesn’t fall under its jurisdiction.

“It may be recalled that the boundary between Nepal and China was delineated and demarcated on the basis of the Boundary Treaty of 5 October 1961 and the subsequent protocols signed between the two countries,” reads the statement.

The statement added that the boundary markers No. 37 and 38 reported as missing in the media reports have never been erected as agreed between the two countries owing to natural conditions.

“The government of Nepal will solve through mutual consultation between the concerned authorities of the two countries in case any issue arises,” said Foreign Ministry in the statement.

The Ministry has requested the media to verify the information from the relevant authorities before commenting on such sensitive matters which may adversely affect the relations between the two friendly neighbors.