Speaking at a talks program on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Nepal and the People´s Republic of China organized by the Nepal-China Society in the capital on Thursday, Wu said that the new leadership under President Xi Zinping wants to take the Nepal-China relations to a new height. [break]
The ambassador also praised Nepal for its firm stance on the one-China policy. "China appreciates Nepal´s one-china policy and not allowing anti-China activities in Nepal," Wu added.
Recalling the Nepal visits by the then Chinese premier Wen Jia Bao and lately by State Councilor Yang Jeichi, Wu said that those visits have helped the bilateral relations reach a new height.
He said that the recent visits of UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chairman of the CPN-Maoist, Mohan Baidya to China helped foster the bilateral relations and party-to-party ties between the two countries.
He further informed that the Chinese government will provide more educational scholarships to Nepalese students to study in China. The ambassador said that the flow of Chinese tourists to visit Nepal will increase in the future.
Expressing his views on the recent political developments in Nepal, the ambassador said," Nepal is now in a political transition, we support Nepali people´s endeavors. We want to see a stable and prosperous Nepal."
Addressing the program, Chief Secretary Lilamani Poudel, reaffirming Nepal´s commitment to the one-China policy, said the Nepal government recognizes Tibet and Taiwan as integral parts of China.
On the occasion, the former prime minister and leader of the UCPN (Maoist), Dr Baburam Bhattarai, who was invited as chief guest at the function reaffirmed Nepal´s one China policy and said there should not be any activities in Nepal that hurt China´s national security.
Similarly, Vice-Chairman of CPN-Maoist CP Gajurel hailed China for its ´policy of non-interference in internal affairs of other countries´. Gajurel also said that during their recent meeting with China´s Vice President Li Yuanchao, the Chinese leader had been of the view that Nepali political parties and the people should resolve their problems on their own.
Speaking at the program, Chairperson of the Nepal-China Society Prem Kumari Pant, Nepal´s former ambassador to China Rajeswor Acharya, Nepal´s former permanent representative to the United Nations Jaya Raj Acharya, Vice Chairperson of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Dr Prakash Chandra Lohani, and CPN-UML leader Pradeep Gyawali emphasized on fostering bilateral economic, political, cultural ties between the two countries.
Nepal and China established diplomatic relations in 1955.
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