Indo-Pak issues should be resolved via diplomatic effort: Nepal

Terming the calling off of the Saarc Summit as "very unfortunate", Nepal, which chairs the grouping, on Friday said India and Pakistan should resolve their differences through diplomatic efforts.

Nepal's Minister of Commerce Romi Gauchan Thakali said the country lays "great emphasis" on fostering regional trade, investment and economic cooperation among Saarc as well as the BIMSTEC members.

"I think abandoning the Summit is very unfortunate whatever the cause is there but I hope both nations are able to solve it with their diplomatic efforts. I hope this will happen very soon," Thakali told reporters here.

He, however, termed the issues between India and Pakistan as their "internal matter", adding that it would have been "much better if the (Saarc ) Summit had happened".