Beijing/Kathmandu:

China and Nepal on Monday signed 12 agreements, together with seven MoUs, to reinforce bilateral cooperation in sectors together with commerce, highway connectivity, and knowledge expertise after Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” held wide-ranging talks in Beijing.

Through the assembly, the 2 leaders comprehensively reviewed the bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction over the shut and cordial ties subsisting between the 2 nations, in keeping with a press launch issued by the Nepal embassy in Beijing.

The 2 sides exchanged views on the methods to additional strengthen and consolidate the mutual understanding and cooperation and provides a brand new impetus within the entrance of financial system, commerce and people-to-people contacts, it mentioned, two days after Chinese language President Xi Jinping held talks with Prachanda in Hangzhou on the sidelines of the Asian Video games being held within the japanese Chinese language metropolis.

Prachanda, who politically distanced from the pro-China Communist Celebration of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) headed by KP Oli after turning into Prime Minister in December final 12 months, made his maiden go to to China after visiting India and the US.

Following the official bilateral talks, 12 agreements have been signed between the 2 nations, the Nepalese embassy mentioned.

The agreements embrace an MoU for Cooperation between The Nationwide Planning Fee of Nepal and China’s Nationwide Growth and Reform Fee; an MoU on enhancing digital financial system co-operation; an MoU associated to cooperation on inexperienced and low-carbon improvement; and an MoU on cooperation within the subject of agriculture, livestock and fisheries, the discharge mentioned.

The 2 sides additionally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the institution of a Joint Technical Working Group for the evaluation and modification of the Nepal-China commerce and cost settlement.

Additionally they signed a protocol of phytosanitary necessities for the export of plant-derived medicinal supplies for Chinese language medication from Nepal to China.

China and Nepal additionally signed MoUs on the Hilsa-Simkot Street Venture and the Nepal-China Energy Grid Interconnection Venture (Chilime-Kerung).

The opposite agreements embrace cooperation within the fields of science, expertise and innovation; and within the subject of Human Assets Growth, the discharge mentioned.

Prachanda additionally met with Nationwide Individuals’s Congress Chairman Zhao Leji throughout which they centered on additional broadening the historic ties between Nepal and China and selling alternate of high-level visits, it mentioned.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Prachanda met Chinese language President Xi.

“Had a fruitful assembly with Xi Jinping, President of PR China. We exchanged views on a variety of problems with bilateral relations and cooperation in our mutual pursuits. We agreed to collaborate carefully and advance Nepal-China relations to strengthen ever-lasting friendship,” Prachanda mentioned in a submit on platform X after the assembly.

Prachanda has straight flown to China from New York, the place he addressed the 78th Common Meeting of the United Nations.

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