Nepal, India agree to finalize demarcating border by June next year

Nepal and India have agreed to finalize drawing border demarcation line within the next six months, local Kantipur daily reported on Sunday.

The meeting of Joint Technical Level India-Nepal Boundary Committee (JTC) held in Kathmandu and completed on Friday, decided to finalize the task by June next year.

"For this, the committee has directed the government officials of the both sides to complete the task within the set deadline," a press release issued by the Indian Embassy said.

The two sides have already completed about 98 percent task in this regard, according to the Embassy.

They have also agreed to hold another JTC meeting in New Delhi in March 2007.

Source: Xinhua