Visiting Chinese leader holds meeting with Maoist Centre Chairman Dahal

KATHMANDU: Head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao, who is on a three-day visit to Nepal, held a meeting with CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Khumaltar on Monday.

It has been learnt that the duo discussed cooperation between the communist parties of two countries during the meeting.

Maoist leaders Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Barshaman Pun, Dev Gurung and Pampha Bhusam among others were present in the meeting.

Liu, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, will also hold meetings with President Bidya Devi Bhandari and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

He met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka yesterday.