Kathmandu, June 7 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has clarified that Nepal has not sought the mediation of any third country for the resolution of its border dispute with India, reiterating Kathmandu's longstanding position that all outstanding issues should be settled through bilateral dialogue and diplomatic mechanisms.

Addressing journalists at the Nepal Embassy in New Delhi on Sunday before returning to Kathmandu, Khanal sought to clear the confusion surrounding recent remarks by Prime Minister Balendra Shah on historical documents related to Nepal's territorial claims.

"We need historical evidence, and we simply wanted to explore whether we could gain access to certain documents that may be available in libraries or archives in t...