Kathmandu: Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shisir Khanal, held bilateral talks with H.E. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on June 15.
On the occasion, the two delegations held substantive discussions covering the entire gamut of Nepal-China relations that are marked by friendliness, goodwill and cooperation. The Nepali side reaffirmed the Government of Nepal’s firm commitment to the ‘One China Principle,’ ensuring that Nepali territory will not be allowed to be used for any activities against China. The Chinese side reiterated its firm commitment to Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence while assuring its full support to the Government of Nepal’s priority in the areas of good governance and economic growth.
After the acknowledgment of mutual respect and shared commitment towards each other’s priorities and sensitivities, the talks focused on advancing cooperation across multiple sectors. These include infrastructures, connectivity, border management, energy, trade, investment, agriculture, technology transfer, information technology and the digitalization, tourism, chemical fertilizers, petroleum and natural gas exploration, and people-to-people relations.
Both sides expressed a strong commitment to expeditious implementation of programmes and projects agreed upon in the past. In addition, they emphasized on further advancing cooperation on matters of common interest in multilateral and regional forums.
Following the meeting, Minister Khanal attended the dinner hosted in his honor by Minister Wang.
Earlier the same day, Minister Khanal also held a meeting with H.E. Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), in Beijing. They exchanged views on further strengthening Nepal-China relations including party-to-party exchanges.
The Minister also visited the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing on the same day. He received briefings on the activities of the institute, particularly, ongoing collaboration with Nepali institutions, including Tribhuvan University. During the visit, Minister Khanal emphasized the need for deepening cooperation between the two sides in the field of science and technology.
