Interpretive declaration has reiterated MCC’s stance: Ambassador Berry (audio report)

March 2, Kathmandu: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand and the US Ambassador Randy Berry on Wednesday held talks at the Home Ministry in Singha Durbar.

According to the Minister’s secretariat, the meeting focused on the relations between Nepal and the US and the MCC compact that was recently endorsed by the House of Representatives.

Minister Khand expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Berry and the US government for their support and assistance.

He also stated that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had been firm on endorsing the agreement from the parliament both as a leader of the government and in his previous role as the leader of the opposition party.

In return, stating that the compact got ratified with the clear role of Nepal’s Prime Minister, the government, and the political parties, Ambassador Berry said that the interpretative declaration had accommodated the subjects they had been mentioning since the beginning.

Praising the Nepal government’s decision to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19, he expressed the hope that the US government would always remain with Nepal on development, prosperity, and peace.