Government expresses serious reservation over EU-India statement

Kathmandu / March 31: The Government has expressed serious reservation over the reference to Nepal made in the Joint Statement of the 13th EU-India Summit held in Brussels on 30 March, calling it ‘against the fundamental principle of non-interference in internal affairs of a country in breach of UN Charter and norms of international law’.

The Government has also called on all to fully respect the sovereign and democratic rights of the people of Nepal and refrain from making uncalled for statements. Stating that the constitution making and its promulgation are essentially internal matters of a country, a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here Thursday states that the Government and people of Nepal are fully capable of resolving their issues themselves within the framework of the constitution.

“As is known to all that Nepal has promulgated the constitution through a democratically elected Constituent Assembly, and it fully accommodates the aspirations of the people of Nepal”, reads the statement. The promulgation of the constitution formally concludes the nationally-driven peace process initiated in 2006 and institutionalizes significant democratic gains including federal and republican system. RSS