LD KRISHNA 3 LST

"We are entirely willing to re-visit this treaty but the
initiative has to come from Nepal. There has to be enough
clarity (from Nepal)," Krishna said. "There has to be enough
thought of what they want."

This issue was flagged by all Nepalese leaders who met
Krishna during his visit here. The Maoists, in particular,
were pressing for scrapping the treaty, saying it was unequal.
Krishna -- who also met Deputy Premier Bijaya Kumar
Gachhadar, Nepali Congress leader G P Koirala, Maoist chief
Prachanda and ex-premiers Sher Bahadur Deuba and Surya Bahadur
Thapa -- said the Nepalese government expressed its commitment
to take necessary measures for promotion of an
investor-friendly business environment to encourage Indian
public and private sector investments here.
Summing up his visit, Krishna said, "there was a lot
of goodwill among the political leadership of Nepal and the
majority wants good relations with India, which is justified
considering the historical, civilisational and geographical
links between the two countries."
Rejecting allegations by Prachanda about India's
interference in Nepal's internal affairs, he said he conveyed
to the former prime minister "unhappiness over his virulent
anti-India statements in recent days."
Krishna told Prachanda that India was not interfering
in the internal affairs of Nepal. "We want bilateral relations
at even keel."
The joint statement said that India expressed its
commitment to assist Nepal in strengthening its peace,
stability and democratic institutions and for its economic
development. PTI AKK
AHM


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