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Despite repeated calls from the Nepalese government, India refused to enter into talks
Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali has said that India has refused to sit down for talks despite repeated calls from the Nepali government to resolve the border dispute.
At a meeting of the National Concerns and Coordination Committee under the federal parliament held at Singha Durbar on Sunday, he said that India had earlier rejected the talks called by the Nepali government to discuss unresolved issues.
He said that contrary to the Sugauli Treaty, the Indian government had earlier issued a map keeping Nepal's land in its territory.
He said that it was already open to allow Indian security personnel to stay and argued that India should not occupy Nepal's land on that basis.
He said that the map was made public by the Nepali government after India built a road in Kalapani Nepal.
He also said that necessary infrastructure would be built in his area with the deployment of security forces.
Minister Gyawali reiterated that Nepal's desire is still to solve the problem through diplomacy and clarified that no other option has been considered.
Similarly, Minister Gyawali said that the government was preparing to repatriate those who wanted to return home on priority basis.
He also informed that those who have gone on a visit visa, their health condition is serious and those whose visas have expired in the company are given first priority.
During the meeting, the committee members said that the government should find a solution to the issue now as the current situation has come when the Indian security personnel remained silent after occupying Nepal.
After the discussion, the meeting directed the government to take concrete initiatives with national consensus to acquire Nepal's land through diplomatic dialogue.
The meeting also directed to bring back the Nepali citizens who are facing problems abroad on priority basis.
