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NepalSri Lanka and the Maldives
As of mid-1991, Nepal had not cultivated bilateral
relations
with Sri Lanka or the Maldive Islands. Nevertheless,
following a
visit to Nepal by the Maldives' president in May 1981, a
cultural
exchange and economic cooperation agreement was signed.
The
agreement, however, has remained dormant.
Nepal was interested in Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist
movement
because of its own potential problems with ethnic
diversity. In
line with its policy of deploring the violation of the
territorial
integrity of sovereign states, Nepal also expressed
concern at
India's military involvement in Sri Lanka during the
1980s. Nepal
welcomed the conclusion of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord of
July 29,
1987.
Data as of September 1991
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