No international dimension to stand on Nepal at the UN: India

November 05, 2015 18:25

A day after it raised for the first time the current crisis in Nepal at the UN, India today said there was no "international dimension" to its statement and asserted that Nepalese government has to address the political crisis which was hampering supplies from Indian side.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup also said India was awaiting the report from Nepalese government on the killing of an Indian during a protest in Birganj. "There is no international dimension. What India said at the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is part of the internationally agreed process and as part of Nepal's membership of the UNHRC," he said when asked about India's statement at the Interactive Dialogue at 23rd Session of the UPR Working Group yesterday in Geneva.

Asking Nepal to consolidate Constitution building by accommodating "all sections" while emphasising that problems facing it cannot be resolved through force, India had said,"We note the concerns expressed by UN human rights bodies, UN Country Team and Nepal's own Human Rights Commission over continuing incidents of violence, extra-judicial killings and ethnic discrimination in the country."

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