International Liaison Department head of Chinese Communist Party Liu arrives in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Chinese Communist Party International Liaison Department head Liu Jianchao arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday.

He arrived in Nepal leading an eight-member delegation.

During his visit, Liu is scheduled to hold meetings with President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka, CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli among other leaders, the source said.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he will pay courtesy calls on Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and Prime Minister Deuba this evening.

He will hold meeting with other leaders on Monday.