The Chinese side expressed its positive response on providing loan to purchase four Chinese aircraft and to construct the regional airport in Pokhara during the talks held with the Chinese delegation led by Deputy General Director Lee Dan of the Chinese Export-Import Bank at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation here on Tuesday morning. [break]
"The talks held with the authorities of the Chinese Export-Import Bank are positive, we are hopeful that we will soon reach to conclusion," said Ratishchandra Lal Suman, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
The meeting was also held to carry out the managerial, administrative, and other tasks with the Government of China already agreeing in principle to provide four aircraft in concessional loan and two others in grant, he said.
The Chinese delegation has urged the Nepali side to give final shape to the report submitted on Thursday by the CMC Engineering, he added. The Chinese side has demanded that report be finalized by August 31 while the Nepali side stressed on extending some more time, said Director General Suman.
"We have proposed to wait for two more weeks as the technical team of CAAN was studying the report," said Director General Suman clarifying that the technical and other aspects of the report was to be studied and analyzed.
Joint secretary at the Ministry, Ranjan Krishna Aryal, led the Nepali talks team.The nine-member Nepali talks team comprised of Madan Kharel, General Manager of the Corporation, Director General Suman, among others. The Chinese delegation had six members.
The Ministry of Finance would be responsible for carrying out all tasks regarding the purchase of aircraft and construction of the regional airport.
The Chinese delegation is holding a meeting at the Ministry of Finance to hold discussion for the loan acceptance and framework regarding the both tourism projects.
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