Nepal Rejects Foreign Rescue Teams, Cites Domestic Capabilities and 2015 Earthquake Experience
Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected proposals from South Korea, India, the United States, and others to deploy foreign search and rescue teams, asserting that its security agencies can manage the disaster. The government also accepted financial assistance for recovery efforts. The decision was influenced by past experiences of inter-country competition during the 2015 earthquake.
Where Sources Diverge
Some sources (e.g., straits-times, tunis-afrique-presse, bdnews24) only mention the headline without additional details, while others (e.g., the-dong-a-ilbo, daily-news) provide more context about the rejection and the reasons behind it.
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India ready to provide any assistance Nepal requires, offers to send NDRF teams to help in search and rescue efforts ANI News
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is 'negotiating' bdnews24.com
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is 'negotiating' TAP.info.tn
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is 'negotiating' The Straits Times
Nepal declines foreign rescue help, South Korea says it is 'negotiating' Reuters
According to Reuters, the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the proposal for foreign rescue teams on the grounds that the country can handle the situation with its own capabilities. According to Reuters, Lok Bahadur Chhetri, a spokesperson for the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, 'It is natural for countries to offer support,' and added, 'Our security agencies are carrying out search and rescue operations.' He further emphasized, 'At this stage, support from other countries is not needed.' According to Kathmandu Post, a senior official from Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country had received official and unofficial requests from several nations and organizations to deploy their own search and rescue teams. These included the governments of South Korea, India, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. However, the Nepalese government rejected the proposals, stating that it has the capability to carry out rescue operations with its own security and security agencies. Kathmandu Post reported that the experience of the 2015 earthquake, during which foreign search and rescue teams were heavily involved and inter-country competition arose, influenced the Nepalese government's decision to reject the foreign teams.
The Nepali government rejected the proposal to send foreign rescue teams, reaffirming that security agencies have sufficient capacity. However, it opened up to financial assistance to support the search, rescue, and recovery operations in the affected areas.
Nepal declines foreign rescue teams, says its own security agencies can handle operation The Straits Times
World: Nepal seeks foreign aid but says its rescue teams cop NewVision.co.ug