KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, will be heading for China before the visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. According to her private secretariat, Foreign Minister Rana is going to China in preparation for her own official visit as well as PM Oli’s visit.
Discussions are ongoing regarding the preparation for the PM’s visit to China, along with the matter of the foreign minister’s own upcoming visit to China. Ekraj Pathak, press advisor to Foreign Minister Rana, said, “According to the discussions, the visit is expected to take place in the last week of November. However, the exact date has not been decided yet.” He also said that the foreign minister is making internal preparations for her visit.
Preparations are underway for PM's visit to China: Foreign Mini...
PM Oli’s official visit to China has been scheduled for the first week of December. Foreign Minister Rana has been given the responsibility for coordinating the preparations for the visit. An eight-member committee, including top leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, has also been formed to prepare for the PM’s visit.
China is going to formally invite Foreign Minister Rana for preparations after she was assigned the responsibility of coordinating the preparations for the PM’s visit. Earlier, China would not invite the foreign minister before a visit by the PM.
It is also speculated that during the PM’s visit, an agreement for the implementation of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will be signed. A complete agreement between the NC and the UML has not been reached regarding whether it will be through loans or grants.
