Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has taken up a border dispute with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in a meeting held on Saturday.

Deuba raised the issue in the bilateral talks with Modi. “We discussed the boundary issue and I urged Modiji to resolve it through the establishment of a bilateral mechanism,” Deuba said.after the meeting with Modi.

In response, Modi urged Deuba not to politicize the border disputes that exist between the two countries.

Addressing a press meeting after the bilateral talks, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla said the two sides had a brief discussion on the boundary issue. There are several mechanisms that involve both countries. We need to have dialogues in a responsible manner, he said. The Indian Foreign Secretary said that given close and friendly relations, India does not wish to politicize the issue.