Kathmandu: The government’s plan to review cross-border air routes with India has been postponed until the first week of December. Officials at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said that Nepal had twice proposed the date for a meeting but India had not responded.
The airspace agenda, which has been gathering dust for a long time, was endorsed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal in August. The prime ministers of the two countries have directed the concerned authorities to meet within six months to resolve the issue.
“We have proposed the meeting date twice, but there has been no acknowledgement from the Indian side,” said Pramod Nepal, under-secretary at the ministry.
“As there is no time to hold the meeting after the first week of November due to the preparations for the Saarc Summit, the planned meeting has been postponed until December.” The ministry had suggested holding the talks from November 3-4.
08/11/14 eKantipur.com
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The airspace agenda, which has been gathering dust for a long time, was endorsed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal in August. The prime ministers of the two countries have directed the concerned authorities to meet within six months to resolve the issue.
“We have proposed the meeting date twice, but there has been no acknowledgement from the Indian side,” said Pramod Nepal, under-secretary at the ministry.
“As there is no time to hold the meeting after the first week of November due to the preparations for the Saarc Summit, the planned meeting has been postponed until December.” The ministry had suggested holding the talks from November 3-4.
08/11/14 eKantipur.com
