Kathmandu, June 29
Deputy Prime Minister
(DPM) and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has urged
China to
help open more border ports including seasonal trading points facilitating
trade and human movements as well as supporting lives and livelihoods of the
border inhabitants.
He made this request to Vice Premier of
China, He Lifeng, during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday afternoon in Chengdu,
informed Consulate General of Nepal in Chengdu in a statement.
In
response, he agreed to gradually open more border ports and trading points for
trade and human movement.
During
the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on the matters of mutual interest
between Nepal and China including development cooperation, trade, investment, tourism,
connectivity, implementation of Chinese-aided projects, people-to-people
exchanges, among others.
"They
expressed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation
between the two countries. Acknowledging the importance of frequent exchange of
high level visits between the two countries in nurturing bilateral relations
and cooperation, they expressed their happiness over the increasing bilateral engagements
between the two countries in recent days, more particularly after the pandemic,"
read the statement.
The
two delegations also agreed to work together in the areas of disaster
management.
DPM
Shrestha said that the present government in Nepal has accorded priority to post-
pandemic recovery and rapid economic growth and requested for China’s enhanced
level of support.
Vice-Premier,
He, appreciated Nepal’s unflinching support to One China Policy and strong
commitment for not letting its soil to be used against China’s interests. He assured
of continued support to Nepal in its development endeavour.
DPM
Shrestha reached
Chengdu on Wednesday, June 28, leading a 7-member delegation to attend
the 19th Western China International Fair being held in Chengdu from
June 29 to July 3.
He
addressed the opening ceremony of the fair on Thursday morning as the Keynote
speaker.
Nepali
delegation to Chengdu includes Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Consul General of Nepal in
Chengdu, Lok Bahadur Thapa, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Foreign affairs, Rudra
Devi Sharma, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs, Mahesh Baral, Joint
Secretary of Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Suresh Kaji
Shrestha, Personal Secretary to the DPM.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 30 June 2023.
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