Kathmandu, March 21 -- Amid reluctance from India to receive the report by the Eminent Persons' Group (EPG), Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said his government is in regular talks with the southern neighbour about accepting it.

Answering lawmakers' queries in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Oli said that Nepal had been raising the issue at every high-level meetings and diplomatic engagements. "We are making conscious efforts to resolve the matter," he said.

In a question-answer session with the prime minister, Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmaker Buddhi Man Tamang asked why he could not receive the report if India continues to refuse it. Oli replied that Nepal was always ready to receive it but the EPG's decision was to first...