Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- Nepal has raised the issue of Russia recruiting Nepali nationals as foreign mercenaries in the Russian Army during the meeting between PM Oli and Putin but failed to make significant progress on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in China.

Responding to the question by ANI about repatriation of dead bodies and those wanting to return from the prolonged war area, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai confirmed the issue being discussed in the meeting between the two state heads. But no concrete agreement has been reached during the meeting, as per the response of Rai.

"The Right Honorable Prime Minister had raised the issue. There was no detailed discussion over the issue, further discussions on it would be held through ...