Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou

Hangzhou: On September 23, H. E. Mr. Xi Jinping,Chinese President met with Rt. Hon. Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Prime Minister of Nepal in Hangzhou. Xi stressed that China attaches great importance to China-Nepal relations and is willing to strengthen the docking of development strategies with Nepal to promote continuous new progress of the bilateral relations.

Prachanda said that Nepal supports a series of important concepts and initiatives proposed by President Xi and is willing to work with China to promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

A formal meeting was held between the delegation led by Prime Minister Prachanda and the team led by Chinese President Xi before the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou of the Zhejiang province.

Prachanda arrived in China from the United States after he attended the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games later today.

Earlier, Prime Minister Prachanda, along with the special guests who arrived in Hangzhou to participate in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, were welcomed with a banquet by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Prime Minister’s China visit will last one week. He will return to Nepal on September 30 after visiting Hangzhou, Beijing, Chongqing, Tibet and Chengdu.