Upper House Chair Timilsina, NPC Standing Committee Chair Zhao meet

Published On: June 13, 2023 03:28 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, June 13: National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina who is presently on an official visit to China on Monday met with the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Zhao Leji.

During the meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the Tmilsina highlighted the cordial and deeper ties between Nepal and China for centuries. "Nepal and China are closely connected by culture and customs," he said, expressing his hope that the bilateral relations would further grow in the days to come.

Stating that Nepal treated China as a close and good neighbor and a major development partner, he said that the relations with China were always a top priority for Nepal. "Nepal is always in favor of a one-China policy."

Lately, the legislative relations between Nepal and China have been further extended, according to Tmilisina who expressed his happiness over China's decision to incorporate Nepal in its Outbound Tourists Group.

He utilized the forum to communicate with the Chinese side that the operation of the Pokhara Regional International Airport built with Chinese loan assistance was capable of contributing significantly to Nepal's tourism sector, expressing his hope to see the operation of direct flights from Pokhara to various towns in China in the future.

He also urged China to ease the export of vegetables, meat products, tea leaves and herbs from Nepal to China.

On the occasion, NPC Standing Committee Chair Zhao said China was ready to operate a direct flight from Chengdu to Pokhara from June 21 this year.

Upper House Chair Tmilsina is currently in China, leading a nine-member Nepali parliamentary delegation. He is also scheduled to address the Fifth China-Tibet Tourism and Cultural Expo to be held in Lhasa of Tibet on June 16-17 as the chief guest.

House of Representatives members Jeevan Pariyar, Dhawal SJB Rana and Pradeep Yadav and NA members Uday Bahadur Bohara, Dipa Gurung and Hariram Chaudhary are among the members of the Nepali delegation.

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