Prime Minister Oli put forth objection against agreement on Nepali territory, Lipulek

Kathmandu, Nepal, August 31, 2025: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has raised the issue of Lipulek during the bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday. 

 

In the meeting held on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on Saturday in Tianjin of China, Prime Minister Oli asserted that the territory belongs to Nepal, and the Government of Nepal registered its strong objection to the recent understanding reached between India and China on border trade through Lipulek.

 

The Embassy of Nepal in Beijing has stated through a press statement that the Prime Minister Oli also made clear that the area lies within Nepalese territory, and the Government of Nepal has lodged a strong objection to the agreement.

 

As the China and India reached an agreement to reopen the historic Lipulek Pass during the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India on August 18 and 19, the issue of Lipulek has come into a front at again. The two countries had also agreed to open the Pass for trade during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China in 2015. However, the agreement had not come into implementation after armies of the two countries had clashed in Laddakh in 2020. 

 

The Nepal government has already sent a diplomatic note to the government of India and China protesting the agreement made without Nepal’s notice.