Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka said that the government has already informed the United States that Nepal will not move ahead with the State Partnership Program (SPP) of the US government.

During a meeting of the House of Representatives on Friday, Minister Khadka said that a letter has been sent to the United States through a diplomatic channel saying that Nepal would not be a part of the SPP.

“The government has already made a decision that Nepal will not be a part of the SPP. The Cabinet meeting held on June 20, 2022 had decided that Nepal will not move ahead with the SPP,” he said, adding, “The Ministry on July 25 had written to the United States through a diplomatic channel about the government’s decision to withdraw from SPP.”