Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal will embark on a four-day visit to China on Sunday, during which he will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
During the four-day visit from June 14 to 17, the foreign minister will also meet high level dignitaries of the People's Republic of China, according to a statement by Nepal’s Foreign Ministry.
Khanal is visiting China at the invitation of Wang Yi, who is also the member of the political bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the statement said. Khanal will hold bilateral talks with Wang Yi and discuss matters of mutual interest for further strengthening Nepal-China relations and advancing deeper cooperation, it added.
The minister will participate in the Investment Conference organised by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing to promote foreign investment in Nepal, hold an interaction with the Chinese business community and will also attend a welcome reception, to be hosted in his honour by the Embassy of Nepal, and interact with the Nepalese community. The foreign minister will return to Kathmandu on June 17.
Earlier this month, Khanal was in India on a three-day official visit, his first foreign trip after the incumbent government took charge in March. During his visit from June 5-7, he held wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and also met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
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