Chinese Communist Party leader Liu, CPN (US) leaders hold meeting

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 (Unified Socialist) leaders at Hotel Everest in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The Chinese leader met CPN (US) Chairman Madhav Nepal, senior leader Jhalanath Khanal and Vice-Chairperson Jayanti Rai among others.

It has been learnt that they discussed cooperation between the two communist parties.

Liu, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, held separate meetings with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka the same day.

Similarly, he called on CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday.

Before leaving for China, he will also pay a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari.