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

Addressing journalists at the Nepali embassy in New Delhi on Sunday before heading for Kathmandu, Khanal sought to dispel confusion arising from recent remarks by Prime Minister Balendra Shah regarding historical documents related to Nepal's territorial claims.

Speaking in parliament on May 31, Prime Minister Shah had said that the United Kingdom should also take an interest in the Nepal-India boundary dispute, g...