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Nepal-China boundary meet put off
2010-06-30

Nepal-China boundary talks have been put off until further notice due to the ongoing political standoff at home. This has made the signing of the proposed fourth boundary protocol uncertain despite related preparations having almost been over.
The seventh round of expert-level boundary talks was supposed to begin in Kathmandu on Monday. Nepal and China have agreed to sign the fourth protocol of boundary maps by December.
The third joint secretary-level meeting held in Kathmandu in the second week of April had agreed to hold the meeting of experts here in June in order to settle all typo errors.
Officials of both the countries have prepared 53 sheets of boundary map. The two countries have also agreed to recognize the snow and rock heights of Mt. Everest so as to momentarily address the differences over the height of the tallest peak.
Nepal and China have signed three boundary protocols. The first was signed on January 20, 1963, second on November 20, 1979 and the third on December 6, 1988.

The Kathmandu Post (22 June, 2010)

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