Kathmandu, May 26
On Wednesday, the 14th meeting of the China-Nepal Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism came to a close. Bharat Raj Poudyal, Nepal’s Foreign Secretary, and Wu Jianghao, Assistant Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, led delegations from their respective nations during the conference.
During the discussion, the two sides discussed Nepal-China ties and shared ideas on how to
improve bilateral cooperation and relations. The two sides also highlighted the importance of high-level visits and the need of putting agreements and understandings achieved between the two nations into action as soon as possible.
Trade, investment, health, tourism, poverty reduction, disaster management, education,
culture, and people-to-people cooperation were also agreed upon by the two parties.
The Nepalese delegation comprised the Charge d’Affaires of the Nepalese Embassy in Beijing, as well as key officials from several departments of the Nepalese government.
High-ranking officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, were among the Chinese delegation.
In the aftermath of the worldwide outbreak, it was also decided to establish a bilateral
mechanism to promote collaboration and partnership. The two sides also emphasized the need of completing projects in Nepal with Chinese help on schedule.
During the discussion, Nepal’s Foreign Secretary, Prem Kumar Poudyal, commended China for resuming daily flights between Kathmandu and Kunming and Kathmandu and Chengdu.
Poudyal also expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for their willingness to return Nepali students.
Students who were forced to return to Nepal owing to the pandemic have yet to be permitted to return to China. In addition to the students, the Nepali Foreign Secretary demanded that Nepali business people and their families return to China. In different regional and multilateral forums, they also shared opinions on a variety of subjects of mutual concern.
