China hands over Pokhara International airport to Nepal, inks nine-point agreement during Wang Yi’s visit

Kathmandu: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the second day of his Nepal visit handed over the Chinese-built Pokhara Regional International Airport to Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

Yi handed over the airport to the Nepal government during the courtesy call held at Baluwatar, the official residence of Nepali PM on Saturday evening.

“State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (People’s of Republic China) Wang Yi paid a courtesy call on the Rt. Hon. PM @SherBDeuba [Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba] today. Rt. Hon. [Right Honourable] PM witnessed the virtual completion ceremony of the Pokhara Regional International Airport.” tweeted Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ahead of the meeting with Prime Minister Deuba, a nine-point agreement was sealed between the two nations following a bilateral meeting between the Sino and Nepali counterparts.