Seven in the first batch of resettlement
Kathmandu, December 24: Seven exiled Bhutanese of Beldangi camp arrived Kathmandu to leave Nepal for resettlement in Canada on Sunday.
Madan Giri and his family members of Beldangi II camp arrived here, refugee coordination unit under Nepal's home ministry said.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) had asked western countries including Canada for resettlement of exiled Bhutanese. Canada accepted the proposal.
Nepalese government has given its consent to the proposal. However, it still remains unclear as to when the Giri family will leave Kathmandu for Canada. Bhutan News Service