Pardafas Reporter
The Nepal Army has made it clear to the political leadership that it wants to cooperate with all neighboring countries on the basis of equality. NA also clarified that military cooperation means that the Nepal Army will not be a part of any military alliance. NA made it clear that they were not willing to be part of any military alliance.
According to senior military officials, the military headquarters at Jangi Adda has informed the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also in charge of the defense ministry, and the top leaders of the coalition and opposition parties through various channels.
Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma has also requested for a clear official position on the issue before his foreign trip to the United States from June 18.
He told the top political leadership that the Nepal Army would not be in any military alliance but would continue to treat and cooperate equally with all neighboring countries on the basis of the principle of necessity.
"The Chief Sir himself and other channels have reiterated their stance of not signing the SPP agreement immediately or in the future," a senior military source told epardafas.com. It is the recognition and trust of the Nepal Army. "
According to military sources, after the clarity shown by the Nepal Army, the political leadership has indicated that it will not move forward with the SPP agreement at present.
The U.S. military has been pushing for a 25-year-old State Partnership Program (SPP) agreement based on military cooperation and the military alliance's politics, diplomacy and military ties.
In his own words, the State Partnership Program (SPP) is an exchange program between the US National Guard and its partner foreign countries. The U.S. National Guard assists the first U.S. rescuers in the country to fight natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and forest fires.
They said the SPP, which has been in existence for more than 25 years, includes more than 80 partnerships with more than 90 countries.
However, the Nepal Army was shocked when the agreement it wanted to make with Nepal was not limited to this.
NA objected to the provision in the proposed agreement that US troops could be deployed in any part of the country and that US troops could remain in Nepal indefinitely.
This is the reason why the Army did not show any interest in the draft SPP agreement sent by the US Army during the tenure of the then Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri.
Nepal Army clarifies about SPP
The Nepal Army has said that its attention has been drawn to the news reports related to the State Partnership Program (SPP) with the United States of America.
In a statement issued here today, the NA Public Relations and Information Directorate has clarified that the Nepal Army has not entered into any agreement or understanding regarding the SPP with the US Army or the government and there is no such process to reach any agreement to that end.
"The Nepal Army has always been clear and aware of the fact that the non-aligned foreign policy pursued by Nepal, the specific geopolitical position of Nepal and its strategic sensitivities should not be adversely affected by any military partnership with anyone," reads the statement.
