Nepal, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has raised Nepal's concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping over the Lipulekh agreement reached between India and China. During his meeting with President Xi at the Tianjin Guest House on Saturday, Oli expressed clear objections to the plan to convert Nepal's Lipulekh into a trade route-a matter bilaterally agreed upon by India and China. According to Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, Prime Minister Oli reiterated Nepal's longstanding position that, under the 1816 Sugauli Treaty, all territories east of the Mahakali River are sovereign Nepali land. He also conveyed Nepal's expectation that China will respect and support this position. This marks a positive diplomatic step by the governme...
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