Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Thursday met with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Nepal Bishnu Prasad Paudel in Beijing, with both sides pledging to enhance cooperation across the board.
Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China and Nepal are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, setting a fine example of equality and mutual benefits between countries of different sizes. During Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Nepal in 2019, the two countries elevated their bilateral relations to a strategic cooperative partnership featuring everlasting friendship for development and prosperity, Ding said.
He said China is willing to work with Nepal, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, to deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, strengthen public support for friendship, and push China-Nepal relations to a higher level.
For his part, Paudel said Nepal firmly adheres to the one-China principle and supports China in safeguarding its core interests.
His country looks to strengthen exchanges of governance experience with China and deepen practical cooperation in various fields, he said.
Chinese vice premier meets Nepali deputy PM on deepening cooperation
