A Nepalese delegation, led by its Home Minister Govinda Raj Joshi, is in Bhutan in the latest of many attempts to resolve the refugee dispute between them.

The two countries disagree over the status of nearly a-hundred thousand ethnic Nepalese refugees from Bhutan who are living in camps in Nepal.

Nepal says the refugees are Bhutanese nationals and it must take them back.

Bhutan denies this, saying fewer than a-third hold Bhutanese citizenship.

Nepal and the leaders of the refugees want United Nations involvement in resolving the issue, but Bhutan wants it settled bilaterally.

Correspondents say that while the two countries may have resumed ministerial-level talking after more than two years, there's no indication that they're any nearer a breaktrhough.