Despite Nepal's opposition, India has announced the reopening of the India-China trade route through the Lipulekh Pass.
Ashish Bhatgani, the District Magistrate of Pithoragarh, India, has said that the trade route will be reopened starting June 1.
The route was closed for five years. He said that many traders suffered huge losses due to the closure of trade.
Lipulekh Pass is a land within 56 kilometers of Nepal's western border, Limpiyadhura.
Indian media reported that the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has already given permission for trade through this land.
"The process of resuming border trade has moved forward after the Ministry of External Affairs issued a no objection letter," PTI reported. "Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has written a letter to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan asking him to restore trade through the Lipulekh Pass.'
Earlier, Nepal had protested when India and China reached an agreement on a trade route through Nepali territory, Lipulekh, without consulting it.
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