Talking to Republica in New Delhi, Bhandari said, "There have been no talks on supply of lethal weapons with India at present." [break]
She, however admitted that there had been talks with the Indian side on resumption of supply of both lethal and non-lethal weapons for Nepal Army earlier and added, "There has been no progress on that front at present." She further said that neither side has spoken in this regard at present."
Clarifying Nepal government´s position on the issue, she said that although the NA is in need of the weapons for training purpose, "nothing has moved forward" in that regard.
This has come at a time when reports are claiming that both Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Defense Minister Bhandari sought military support from India during the visit to Nepal by Indian Army chief Gen V. K. Singh last month.
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