Lawmakers raise concern over Chinese envoy's comments on Indo-Nepal ties; warned to be more careful
India, explicitly warning the ambassador to be more careful while commenting on sensitive matters of other nations.
While speaking at an event titled 'China in Global Economy and its Impact in Nepal' on Saturday, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song claimed that Nepal was facing a trade deficit from electricity trade with India.
«Unfortunately, you have a neighbour like India, but fortunately you have a neighbour like India because India is a huge market with huge potential you can tap into. But at the same time, India's policy towards Nepal and other neighbours is not so friendly and is not so beneficial to Nepal.
So we call that policy of constraints,» Chen said during the event organised in Kathmandu by the Foundation for Trans-Himalayan Research and Studies and Friends of Silk Road Club Nepal.
On Friday, parliamentarians in Nepal expressed disenchantment with the Chinese ambassador's remarks.
The parliamentary committee has reportedly asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to probe the remarks of Ambassador Chen on the issue of Nepal-India power trade.
The Parliament's International Relations and Tourism Committee meeting on Friday summoned Foreign Minister NP Saud to inquire about the matter. Members of the committee raised concerns about Chen's recent remarks.
Chairman of the committee Rajkishor Yadav urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the matter and ask the ambassador to be careful while commenting on such a sensitive issue, according to Parliament sources.
«Since Nepal is a sovereign state, it is our business what we do and what we don't,» Yadav asserted and urged the foreign ministry to inquire about the Chinese envoy's remarks.
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist)
