Kathmandu, March 26
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli says that Nepal’s foreign policy is about maintaining balance between its ties with its neighbours.
Speaking at a program organised to launch a book on ‘Nepal-China relations’, he said his government wants to further relations with all the friendly nations based on equality. “We emphasise on friendship, our policy is of friendship, and hence it cannot be unequal and unbalanced. It will be equal,” he said.
On a different note, the Prime Minister said any matter that disturbs the newfound change and peace in Nepal is not acceptable. “Efforts to disturb social relations shall not be tolerated,” he said.
On the occasion, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said international relations shall be expanded in a balanced manner while noting that the relations between the Nepal and China will gain new heights in the days to come.
Former Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala said Nepal and China have always enjoyed sound relations and that China has never interfered in Nepal’s internal affairs.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong said the Belt and Road Initiative was a noble opportunity to expand China-Nepal relations and mutual collaboration.
