Nepal has formed a three-member team including the Foreign Minister to ease a diplomatic standoff with India over the supply of essential goods, including petroleum products, affected because of the blockade of trade points with India by people protesting the new Constitution.
The committee was constituted comprising of the Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, Minister for Commerce and Supplies Sunil Bahadur Thapa and the secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies.
Mr. Pandey told media in Kathmandu that they will have consultations within Nepal before beginning talks with Indian authorities soon.
The team will have talks with Indian officials to address the ongoing issue so as to ensure smooth supply of petroleum products and other essential goods to landlocked Nepal.