Kathmandu, June 25: Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, who arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, June 24, called on Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal the same day.
During the meeting with PM Dahal, the Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun expressed concern about the delayed implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to the PM’s Secretariat sources.
Sun arrived in Kathmandu to attend the 16th meeting of the Nepal-China Secretary-level Diplomatic Consultative Mechanism being held in Kathmandu today.
During the meeting with the PM, the Chinese Deputy Minister expressed concern over Nepal’s indecision on the implementation of BRI for a long period.
It is expected that the Chinese Minister is also going to raise the issue of BRI during the bilateral meeting being held today.
Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal is heading the Nepali team in the bilateral talks today.
The Chinese Minister is paying a courtesy call to President Ramchandra Paudel during his stay in Kathmandu. He is concluding the three-day official visit on Wednesday, June 26.
People’s News Monitoring Service.
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