New Delhi, May 12 -- Amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, Nepal has requested a supply of fertilisers from India, which is being processed within the existing framework of cooperation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

Responding to a question during a press briefing in the national capital, the External Affairs Spokesperson Radhir Jaiswal highlighted the ongoing cooperation with Kathmandu, particularly in the agricultural sector. "We have received a request from Nepal for the supply of fertilisers. This is being processed within the existing framework of cooperation," Jaiswal confirmed.

The development comes ahead of the paddy transplantation season in Nepal.

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