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Embassy begins homework for talks on Gurkha issues

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LONDON, MARCH 6The Nepali Embassy in London has started homework to resolve the problem of former Gurkha army personnel. London embassy begins homework for talks on Gurkha issues US Embassy issues statement on parliament's ratification of MCC compact The embassy has started discussions with members of the Ex-Gurkha associations about the preparations for talks. Embassy Spokesperson and Deputy Chief of Mission Roshan Khanal said that they were likely to be informed soon about the date of the talks with the British government.According to the Gurkha Satyagraha, Major Juddha Gurung will participate in the talks representing the Gurkhas, while other additional representatives will be selected on the basis of the theme of the issues concerned.The embassy said a formal letter would be sent to the UK government following the conclusion of discussions at the embassy.

The talks with the embassy have been attended by members representing Gurkha Satyagraha Struggle Committee, Gurkha Ex-Servicemen's Association , British Gurkha Welfare Society, Ex-Servicemen's Association and Gurkha Justice Group affiliated to the Gurkha Campaign Committee.From the embassy, Deputy Chief of Mission Khanal and Military Attaché' Ratna Bahadur Godar, who are also members of the talks committee along with the ambassador, are said to be participating in the talks.It may be noted that the Government of Nepal had decided to form a negotiation team led by Nepali Ambassador to the UK Gyan Chandra Acharya for the Gurkha talks.

The first priority of Ambassador Acharya is to take the initiative to address the longstanding concerns of ex-Gurkha army personnel, the embassy said.A version of this article appears in the print on March 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times. .

This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com 




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