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Wen Jiabao visit: Nepal media upset over restrictions
The Nepal Government has decided to limit the access of media during the forthcoming state visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, a move that has irked the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organisation of Nepalese journalists.
FNJ has expressed concern over the government official's statement that only three journalists representing state-owned media would be allowed to cover the forthcoming Nepal visit by the Chinese Premier beginning December 20.
The FNJ is concerned over the Government's decision to limit the news access of the journalists during the significant visit by the Chinese leader and asked the government to correct the decision, FNJ president Shiva Gaunle said.
Such a decision will deprive a large section of the media from accessing information, he said.
A senior Government official at the Department of Information has recently said that the government has decided to limit the access to the media persons as per the request made by the Chinese authorities.
Spokesman at Foreign Ministry Hemraj Bhushal said that the government will see how many Chinese journalists will accompany their Prime Minister and fix the number of Nepali journalists accordingly.
The Nepal Government has decided to limit the access of media during the forthcoming state visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, a move that has irked the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organisation of Nepalese journalists.
FNJ has expressed concern over the government official's statement that only three journalists representing state-owned media would be allowed to cover the forthcoming Nepal visit by the Chinese Premier beginning December 20.
The FNJ is concerned over the Government's decision to limit the news access of the journalists during the significant visit by the Chinese leader and asked the government to correct the decision, FNJ president Shiva Gaunle said.
Such a decision will deprive a large section of the media from accessing information, he said.
A senior Government official at the Department of Information has recently said that the government has decided to limit the access to the media persons as per the request made by the Chinese authorities.
Spokesman at Foreign Ministry Hemraj Bhushal said that the government will see how many Chinese journalists will accompany their Prime Minister and fix the number of Nepali journalists accordingly.
