(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Before flying to Iran today, Foreign Minister Shrestha said that the government did not take the suggestion of the Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions’ request to shelve the prime minister’s visit to Tehran otherwise.
“It was natural to express concern (over prime minister’s visit to Iran) by different countries as per their policy,” Shrestha told the media at the Tribhuvan International Airport, adding that, “We have not considered this as ‘foreign pressure’.”
Prime Minister Bhattarai is set to embark on a visit to Iran on Wednesday, leading a 20-member official delegation. Some members of the Nepali delegation, however, have already reached Iran.
Earlier, media had reported that the United States and like-minded countries such as Britain, France, Germany along with Israel had urged the government to skip the NAM summit at PM’s level, arguing that it would send a message as Nepal’s green signal to Iran’s “aggressive policy towards Israel”.
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