If necessary, we can play the role of a mediator too,” a Nepal government source said here. The source said that better solution to resolve the issues would be to develop better dialogue between two countries. “We can be instrumental, but it will be better (for the two sides) to develop direct contact,” the source said. The last SAARC Summit in 2014 was held in Kathmandu, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 2016 SAARC summit was to be held in Islamabad.

Source: The Telegraph January 25, 2020 08:48 UTC