Kathmandu, August 22

Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali to yesterday informed the House of Representatives that the fifth meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission, led by foreign ministers of the respective countries on Wednesday asked secretaries in the foreign ministry of Nepal and India to come up with a concrete proposal to review Treaty of Peace and Friendship-1950.

Gyawali asked Eminent Persons Group Secretariat to do required home-work to present its report. “We have also discussed on the report of the Eminent Persons Group, and about its submission. I am confident that the report would be implemented,” he said.

“During the meeting, we talked mainly on political security and border, connectivity and financial help, trade and transit, hydro-power and water resource, and culture and education.”

Foreign Minister Gyawali said that during 15-month period of the government, heads of the governments of the two countries held talks for four times and he was confident that high level exchanges have taken Nepal-India relationship to newer height.