Senators James P McGovern, Frank Wolf and Joseph Wright have sent letters to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and President Ram Baran Yadav urging the government to provide exit visas to Tibetan refugees and abide by the 'gentlemen's agreement' reached between Nepal and the United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Nepal's failure to address the concerns of Tibetan refugees and its attempts at obstructing their free movement seem to have irked the three Congressmen and they have made their displeasure clear through their letters.

The President's office, office of the Prime Minister and the foreign ministry haven't responded to the letters yet and government representatives claim they know nothing about the correspondence. "We have no idea if a letter has been sent. The government is committed to the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries and sticks by one China policy," said Tirtha Raj Wagle, deputy spokesperson of the foreign ministry. But a high ranking officer from the home ministry says that the government is aware of the growing concerns of the US over the treatment of Tibetan refugees: "It is better to remain silent on this issue at the moment. We can't change our foreign policy just because some country wants us to."