Kathmandu, March 27
The CPN (UML) has urged the Government of China to take forward the BRI-related projects like railway, irrigation, education, and health.
UML Chair KP Sharma Oli urged this during a courtesy meeting the visiting China’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and State Councilor Wang Yi paid on him today.
According to party leader Rajan Bhattarai who was also present on the occasion, the party
requested China for its facilitation regarding the smooth return of Nepali students studying in various Chinese universities and who had to come to Nepal due to the COVID-19 to China.
Likewise, the party thanked the Chinese Government for its support to Nepal to respond
COVID-19 pandemic, urging the Chinese side for the regular operation of Tatopani and
Rasuwagadhi checkpoints along the Nepal-China border.
The Chinese minister responded to the party’s call positively and said they were ready to
cooperate with Nepal for its development and prosperity, assuring contribution to undertake
BRI-related projects and to regularize them.
Party senior vice chair Ishwor Pokhrel and general secretary Shankar Pokhrel were among those accompanying party Chair Oli during the meeting.
Wang, who is on the three-day visit to Nepal beginning from Friday, had paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari today and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday evening.
