Nepal, India solved differences: Minister

KATHMANDU : Ahead of his India visit, Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Sunday that the KP Oli government does not have any prejudice against India.

“I must say that all misunderstandings with India have cleared as we have sorted out several differences in last one year,” the minister, who is visiting New Delhi to take part in the Raisina Dialogue, told reporters.

“We have no prejudice left as we have developed new understanding and cooperation with India. Our relation with India has reached in new heights and we are exploring some new areas of cooperation to take this relation further.”

Gyawali expressed concern over India’s reluctance to accept a report by an eminent person’s group in July that suggested revisiting the bilateral ties in the changed context

He highlighted some recent positive developments including India’s decision to set up a dedicated energy bank with Nepal and amendment in cross-border energy guidelines .

MAKE BANNED NOTES LEGAL: NEPAL TO INDIA

The central bank of Nepal has written to Reserve Bank of India to make demonitised Indian currency notes legal tender in Nepal.

Kathmandu’s decision to ban demonitised Indian currency had put Nepali businessmen, traders and general public in a fix. It also hit Nepal’s tourism sector.

Nepal Rastra Bank on Friday asked the RBI to issue a foreign exchange management notification which will make Indian bank notes of 200, 500 and 2,000 legal tender in Nepal and to provide exchange facilities to get bills of such denominations.

“We are waiting the Indian response,” Narayan Poudel, spokesperson at Nepal’s central bank, said.