Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Saturday on bilateral relations.
Oli arrived in Tianjin earlier in the day to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, scheduled for Sunday and Monday.
At the meeting, Xi said China and Nepal are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and are both peace-loving and self-reliant countries.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries 70 years ago, the peoples of the two countries have stood together in solidarity and shared weal and woe, writing together a historic chapter of China-Nepal good-neighborliness and friendship, Xi said, adding that China and Nepal are now making steady progress in pursuing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and that the two peoples have become more familiar and close to each other.
China stands ready to work with Nepal to carry forward the traditional friendship between the two countries, and to promote new and greater development of the strategic cooperative partnership between China and Nepal featuring friendship for generations, which is oriented towards development and prosperity, Xi said.
Xi stressed that the two countries should enhance strategic mutual trust, and support each other on issues that bear on each other's core interests and major concerns.
The two sides should deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, work together to advance Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthen inter-connectivity of ports, roads, power grids, aviation sectors and communication networks, Xi said.
He also urged efforts to promote cooperation in areas including industries, agriculture and animal husbandry, new energy, environmental protection, oil and gas, artificial intelligence, education, health care, law enforcement and security, and continue well holding events to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal.
The two countries should strengthen communication and coordination on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations and the SCO, jointly support free trade and sustainable development, and uphold international fairness and justice, Xi said.
For his part, Oli said the Nepal-China relations have withstood all kinds of tests and grown stronger over time. The two countries have always respected and trusted each other, and accommodated each other's concerns. Cooperation with China has vigorously promoted Nepal's economic and social development.
He said Nepal firmly upholds the one-China principle, resolutely opposes "Taiwan independence", and will not allow any force to use its territory to harm China's interests.
Nepal hopes to deepen collaboration with China, advance Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, science and technology, tourism, climate change response and other fields for more positive outcomes, said Oli.
Nepal supports the China-proposed Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative, values the role of the SCO, actively practices the Shanghai Spirit, and looks forward to China playing a greater role in international affairs, said the Nepali prime minister.
Oli will also attend the commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War on Sept 3 in Beijing.
Xi meets Nepali prime minister on relations
Xi meets Nepali prime minister on relations
