Minister Rana holds meeting with her Chinese counterpart

 Kathmandu, may 30

Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held a bilateral meeting in Hong Kong on Friday.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of Dr Rana’s visit to China’s Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, to attend the signing ceremony of a treaty on the establishment of an International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), in the capacity of a representative from an observer nation.

She is in Hong Kong upon the invitation of Minister Wang.

During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the ongoing celebrations of the 70^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China being marked this year along with the bilateral relations and other matters of mutual interest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed in a statement.  

FM Dr. Rana expressed Nepal’s expectation for continued Chinese assistance in the days to come, especially in economic, technical, technology transfer, and foreign direct investment sectors. She also expressed gratitude for the past and ongoing development supports to Nepal from China as well as the latter's participation in the recently concluded Sagarmatha Dialogue held a couple of weeks ago in Kathmandu.

Likewise, she reiterated Nepal’s consistent adherence to the One-China Policy and affirmed that Nepali territory would not be allowed to be used against China under any circumstances.

"The meeting also touched upon recent high-level visits between the two countries, including the official visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to China in December last year, and the implementation of the agreements and understandings reached during that visit," read the statement.

FM Dr. Rana invited Chinese Foreign Minister Wang to visit Nepal during the 70^th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral relations between Nepal and China. In response, he accepted the invitation and confirmed his intention to travel Nepal, said the MoFA.

She added that since the year 2025 is being celebrated as Nepal Visit Year to mark the anniversary, Nepal is keen to welcome a higher number of Chinese tourists this year.

Likewise, Minister Wang expressed China’s readiness to cooperate with Nepal in the areas of climate change mitigation and environmental protection.

According to the statement, he reaffirmed that China’s support to Nepal would continue in the future and noted that coordination between the two countries could be further strengthened through the newly established international mediation organisation under China’s initiative.

Minister Wang also urged Nepal to move forward with the implementation of agreements and understandings reached during Prime Minister Oli’s visit to China.

He also extended invitation to FM Dr. Rana, on behalf of the Chinese government, to participate in the Global Forum on Women’s Leadership.

Earlier, Dr. Rana participated as observer in the Signing Ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). In a statement, the Consulate General of Nepal in Hong Kong informed that 32 countries signed the convention which was convened by China.

The IOMed which is established in line with the UN Charter aims to resolve disputes between states, a state and a national of another state, and private parties through mediation.

FM Dr. Rana will return to Kathmandu on Saturday.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 31 May 2025.