The publication said in a statement that the Indian authorities, who allegedly held up the newsprint at the Kolkata port for the last one month, released 11 out of 39 containers carrying the newsprint. The publication said that it is hopeful of the release of remaining 28 containers by Monday. [break]
During the meeting, Sirohiya had sought immediate release of the newsprint. In response, the Indian ambassador had promised to extend full cooperation to end the row, said the statement issued by Sirohiya.
"We are confident that the newsprint to be imported from the third country via India will be allowed passage to Nepal without any hindrances as in the past as per the Trade and Transit Treaty between the two countries," Sirohiya said in the statement.
Similarly, Indian embassy, in a statement, said that the Indian embassy informed Sirohiya that the embassy had already taken steps to try and resolve the issues based on the request made by the media house.
"… Had undue publicity to a routine administrative matter not been given, the matter could have been resolved," the embassy said in a statement, adding, "Sirohiya has assured full cooperation on the part of Kantipur Publications in order to enable resolution of the matter at the earliest."
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