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Visiting UK Army Chief General Sir David Julian Richards met President Dr Ram Baran Yadav

Visiting UK Army Chief General Sir David Julian Richards met President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, who is the Supreme Commander of the Nepal Army, and Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari separately on Tuesday.

During the half-hour long meeting at Shitwal Niwas, Richards presented a report on the current status of the Gurkhas in the British army to President Yadav.

According to the President's press advisor, Rajendra Dahal, the meeting was simply a courtesy call from the UK army chief.

Soon after meeting the President, the UK army chief met Defence Minister Bhandari at the latter's office in Singha Durbar.

The meeting dwelled on the mutual cooperation between the two countries, including military affairs, it is learnt. Resumption of British military aid to Nepal was also discussed during the meeting.

Richards is known to have assured the Defence Minister that a taskforce would be formed after his return to UK, which will come up with suggestion on the resumption of military aid to Nepal.

The UK army chief who arrived in Nepal on Saturday for a six-day trip had met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday. nepalnews.com

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Anonymous  - UK General   |86.15.172.xxx |2010-02-10 05:13:24 What kind of talk was between President Yadav and British general about the mercenary soldiers known as Gurkhas? I believe talking about military affairs are not necessary, because military affairs talk only can be suitable if Nepal`s army is involving in the war against any country in the world,than what military affairs? We know Gurkhas in the British army and in the Singapore are mercenary,reasons why? if they were not why British is not giving equal pay,pension ad right as per British counterpart and why Nepal`s government is not barking even a word? that mean the Nepal government have receiving £200 million every year. British government will never give the equal pay,pension and right unless they stopped to paying £200 million to Nepal government(bahuns) The agreement is now date expired and useless because already 200 years ago. British and bahuns are from same pond but there are only different skin and languages. ...

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