First round tripartite meeting discusses ex-Gurkha issues in London
The London-based Nepali Embassy said the first meeting was held on Thursday at the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in an attempt to address the issues of ex-Gurkhas.
LONDON: Tripartite dialogue was held in London to explore solutions to the protracted issues of ex-Gurkhas.
The London-based Nepali Embassy said the first meeting was held on Thursday at the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in an attempt to address the issues of ex-Gurkhas.
Minister of State for Defense Dr Andrew Morrison, Nepal’s Ambassador to the UK Gyan Chandra Acharya and Major Judda Bahadur Gurung from ex-Gurkhas, among others, were present in the meeting.
On behalf of the Nepal government, Ambassador Acharya had put his view on the issues such as treating ex-Gurkhas at par with the British Army on pension arrangements, supplementary pension, lump sum payments to the families of the deceased and those mutilated in wars and welfare works.
Likewise, on the occasion, Gurung had aired his views on behalf of the ex-Gurkhas, shared chief of deputy mission at the Nepali Embassy, Roshan Khanal.
On behalf of the British government, State Minister Dr Morrison said he would discuss on the issues in the next meeting after having a comprehensive study and consultations.
The ex-Gurkhas had staged a peaceful demonstration outside the ministry when the tripartite talk was underway.
