Nepal and China have agreed to jointly inspect the border.

During a Nepal-China border affairs virtual meeting held on July 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal and the desk which looks after the border of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China had agreed to inspect the border jointly.

Nepal and China have failed to conduct joint inspection of the border since 2011.

Because of this, the two countries have been facing problems at the border frequently.

Earlier, Nepal had to search for pillar number 11 in Humla district which was said to have been missing.

As the two countries have not carried out joint inspection of the border for a long time, Nepal had faced problems to determine the pillar.

The missing border pillar had created a dispute between the two countries, after reports that China built some infrastructure in the area.

Similarly, the border dispute has also been seen in Limi-based Lolungjong of Humla.

Likewise, the Chinese side has also been found putting up barbed fences in the northern part of Gorkha unilaterally.

Nepal had requested China for joint inspection after the disputes started to surface in the northern part of the country.

Sewal Lamsal, spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the meeting has agreed to jointly inspect the border.

The meeting has also decided to open the Kerung and Tatopani border by adopting the Covid-19 safety protocols, Lamsal said.

She said that the meeting has decided to open the Hilsa border one way.