A team led by MCC vice-president has arrived in Kathmandu, security has been tightened
KATHMANDU: SEPT. 9 – A team including US Agency for International Development Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President Fatema Sumar and Assistant Vice President Jonathan Brooks has arrived in Nepal. A team including two vice-presidents landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on a Qatar Air flight for a four-day visit.
Security has been beefed up in Kathmandu following the visit, which took place during a debate on the pros and cons of the MCC. Security has been tightened in Kathmandu for their safety. Vice President Sumar is scheduled to meet top leaders of various political parties, including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Her meeting with Prime Minister Deuba is scheduled for Friday, according to Deuba’s secretariat.
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Before arriving in Kathmandu, Vice President Sumar on Wednesday sent a reply to a letter sent by the government with questions raised at the Nepali people’s level about MCC. Answering all the questions recently asked by the government on the MCC project, Sumar has addressed Finance Minister Janardhan Sharma. The MCC has made it clear that Nepal’s constitution will automatically be above the agreement and that the grant will not be linked to any military strategy. However, the agreement has not been amended.
The grant agreement of 55 billion related to the construction of power transmission lines and road maintenance was registered in the Bill Branch of the House of Representatives on July 15, 2019, for the approval of the Parliament.
