Nepal, India begins to review trade deal

KATHMANDU, March 6 (Chinese media) -- A meeting of joint secretaries of commerce

of Nepal and India has begun here to review the Nepal-India Trade Treaty, the

National News Agency RSS reported on Friday.

The meeting, started on Thursday, will try to reach an understanding in

remaining issues as per the understanding reached in the inter-governmental

committee meeting some three months ago, according to the leader of Nepali

delegation and joint secretary at the ministry of commerce and supplies Surya

Silwal.

He said Nepal has presented an amended proposal to the treaty to control

illegal trade in between the two countries.

The meeting will conclude Friday. Joint secretaries of the two countries

will sign the conclusion of the meeting. The document signed by joint

secretaries will be presented in the secretary-level meeting. If approved by the

secretaries, the document will be presented in the cabinets of the two countries

for approval.

The Indian delegation is led by Rajiv Kher, joint secretary of Commerce of

India.