‘We look forward to meeting Nepali ambassador to move forward together,’ says MoD
Currently, Gurkhas who retired before 1997 receive a fraction of the pension British-born members of the army get., veterans minister Leo Docherty said he had already engaged in “useful discussions today” with the Nepali ambassador.
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