Minister Dr Rana holds bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, May 30: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yi,  in Hong Kong today.

Dr Rana is currently in Hong Kong, China's Special Administrative Region, to attend the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation at the invitation of Minister Wang.

During the meeting, issues related to Nepal-China relations, mutual interests, common concerns and the government, as well as the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China, were discussed, according to the secretariat of the Foreign Minister.

Highlighting Nepal’s deep rooted relations and friendship with China, Dr Rana expressed her gratitude for China’s long-standing cooperation and coordination in Nepal’s development journey. She expressed Nepal’s expectation of China's continued support in various areas of economic, technical, technology transfer, and foreign direct investment in the coming days.

Additionally, she reiterated Nepal’s strong commitment to the One China Policy, ensuring Nepal’s steadfast approach in not allowing its territory to be used against China. She also thanked the Chinese government for its representation in the recently concluded “Sagarmatha Sambad”, a multi-stakeholder dialogue forum committed to deliberating on the most prominent issues of global, regional and national significance.

She also acknowledged the exchange of the high-level visits between Nepal and China for the past few years, including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's recent official visit last December, which saw the implementation of various agreements.

Dr Rana extended an invitation to Minister Wang for an official visit to Nepal to mark the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year.

She stressed Nepal’s willingness to welcome more Chinese tourists to celebrate the anniversary.

In response, Minister Wang congratulated the Government of Nepal on successfully concluding the Sambad. He expressed China’s readiness to cooperate with Nepal in the future in mitigating impacts of climate change and environmental protection.

He reiterated China’s continued support and commitment to cooperating with Nepal in the future through the international organisation for mediation to be established under the leadership of China.

He urged Nepal to move forward with the implementation of the agreements reached during Prime Minister Oli's recent visit to China. He also accepted Dr Rana’s invitation to visit Nepal.

Praising the ongoing and proposed programmes under the leadership of Dr Rana in Nepal's diplomatic sector, Wang extended a special invitation to Dr Rana on behalf of the Government of China to participate in the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment being held in China.