KATHMANDU: Referring to the ongoing efforts to amend the Constitution in Nepal, the Government of India expressed its hope that all the stakeholders would remain closely engaged and that they would be concluded successfully.

"Our consistent position has been that peace, stability and progress of Nepal is in the interest of both India and Nepal. We have therefore been supportive of initiatives of the Government of Nepal to meet the aspirations of all sections of its society through dialogue and constitutional processes," the Official Spokesperson at India's Ministry for External Affairs said.

"As part of the ongoing efforts, the registering of a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Nepali Parliament on 29 November 2016 is an important step," said the statement issued by the MEA on Saturday and forwarded to the Nepali media outlets by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Sunday morning.

"We hope that all sides will remain closely engaged and the ongoing efforts would be concluded successfully."

As a close and friendly neighbour of Nepal, the statement said, "India will continue to extend all support for Nepal’s peace, stability and accelerated economic development in accordance with the priorities of the people and government of Nepal."

The brief statement was issued in response to a question on the Nepal Constitutional Amendment Bill, according to India's MEA.