Responding to the territorial claims of Nepal, MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Such unilateral artificial enlargement of territorial claims is untenable."
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said that the Shipki La region has served as a vital Indo-Tibetan trade route, predating modern borders.
After a gap of five years, the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has once again commenced from Uttar Pradesh.
The sacred Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Nathu La route in Sikkim is set to resume, with the first batch of 50 pilgrims scheduled to arrive in Gangtok on 15 June.
The Ministry of External Affairs Saturday announced that the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra for the current year will commence between June and August.
Pilgrims can now drive-in to cover more than 80 kilometers road between Dharchula and Lipulekh Paas in few hours which earlier was an arduous 8-9 days trek for them.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that his government will take up the issue of commencing of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Kinnaur district through Shipki-La with the Union Government.
The two sides also decided to take appropriate measures to further promote and facilitate people-to-people exchanges, including media and think-tank interactions.
Following the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives, India and China reaffirmed their commitment to promote the resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation and Nathula border trade.
A total of 6,922 people, stuck outside the state, have registered themselves with the government's portal to return to their homes. No COVID-19 case has been reported in Sikkim so far.
