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KATHMANDU
NEPAL is pushing for opening nine more border points with China, beyond the four that the two neighbours have agreed upon, a media report said.
Both sides held a meeting here on Wednesday on opening more border points, but it ended inconclusively, the Kathmandu Post reported.
Delegations from Nepal and China discussed a proposal to open up 13 border points to ease the connectivity between the two countries.
"We could not reach any agreement with China,"a senior Nepali official said, requesting anonymity.
Though the Chinese side had indicated they were positive on opening three border points in east Nepal, they"backtracked on it during the meeting, making it impossible to reach any agreement", an official told the Post.
During the meeting, the Nepali side proposed opening up nine more border points with China, beyond the four points the two sides have already inked an agreement for.
Earlier, Nepal and China had agreed to open border points at Yari, Kerung, Olangchungola and Tatopani. The Tatopani crossing has been closed since the 2015 earthquake.
Nepal has also tabled a proposal on opening the border at nine more points, including Hilsa, Korola, Dolpa, Darchula, Taklakot, Olangchungola and Kimathanka.
The Road and Transpiration Agreement reached between the two countries in 1994 allows the two to reach an understanding on the matter.
