Minister Bhandari, Chinese envoy hold meeting

KATHMANDU: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song held a meeting on Tuesday.

During the meeting, Minister Bhandari drew the attention of Ambassador Song on the issues of opening north-west borders, including Taklakot and Tinker.

They also discussed further strengthening Nepal-China trade relations, said Minister Bhandari’s secretariat.

Export of Nepali products to China and facilitation of the imports at the borders also featured in discussion.

He urged the Chinese Ambassador to bring in Chinese investment to run industries in Nepal.

On the occasion, the Ambassador said that the Chinese government was positive to open the north-west borders and under-construction five dry ports, said Minister Bhandari.

The Chinese Ambassador said that he would play a role to further strengthen trade relations between Nepal and China. RSS