Kathmandu, Jan. 17 -- As the controversy over the United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation's Nepal Compact continues, the US embassy in Kathmandu on Friday issued a 10-point clarification and urged interested parties to read the full text of the agreement.

The press release was in response to a large number of queries from Nepali citizens, politicians, and members of the media about the MCC, according to the embassy. The release clearly states that every Nepali government since 2012 has been in favour of the MCC and that there is no military component to the compact.

"The MCC does not include any military components," reads the clarification, issued in Nepal. "In fact, US law prohibits the inclusion of military components in any ...