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Government’s 11-point explanation about MCC

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KATHMANDU: FEB. 17 – The government has issued an 11-point explanation for the US aid project (MCC).

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, the government’s spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communication Technology, has made the 11-point explanation public in an attempt to clear up the confusion regarding MCC.

The explanation letter mentions that parliamentary approval was sought because MCC is a special type of grant assistance. Similarly, the government has stated that the majority of countries seeking MCC assistance have obtained parliamentary approval and that the Nepali Parliament’s approval is also approved.

The government also claims that with parliamentary approval, the MCC will be completed in five years. Similarly, the 11-point explanation letter states that it seeks to create unnecessary public confusion about some aspects of the agreement. According to the government, the MCC will be above Nepalese law.

As Nepal is a party to the Vienna Convention, the provisions of the agreement will be applicable if the provisions of the agreement made by Nepal with any country are in conflict with each other.

Provisions have been made to ensure that the provisions of the agreement are not in conflict with the law of Nepal, and if any provision is not found to be in conflict with the law of Nepal, the provisions of the agreement will be enforced everywhere (such arrangements are made to ensure that even projects promoted by the private sector are not affected by such factors, such as the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project, Hongshi Cement, Arun III Hydropower Project.) ‘

Similarly, the government claims that any provision of the agreement in the letter of explanation does not appear to affect Nepal’s sovereignty. The government has stated that the authority over intellectual property will be given to Nepal and that the audit will be performed by Nepal.

Similarly, the government has stated that India should only agree on the construction method and investment in the transmission line to be built from Butwal to Gorakhpur, India. The government has stated unequivocally that India’s approval is not required for the implementation of the remaining projects.