KATHMANDU, AUG 12 -
Hailing Nepal’s firm stand on One-China policy, visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying has said that China wants to consolidate its relations with Nepal.
She committed increased Chinese aid to Nepal in the days to come.
Fu was talking on Saturday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha. Leading a seven-member delegation, Fu arrived in Kathmandu from Bhutan on Saturday after attending a bilateral boundary talks with Bhutanese authorities. Beijing and Thimphu are in talks to establish diplomatic relations while the former is setting up its mission in Bhutan in near future.
“We have given prime importance to our relations with Nepal and want to consolidate it. I am here to assess the commitment made during Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Nepal,” Yu told Shrestha.
She will be leading the Chinese side during the ninth meeting of the Nepal-China Consultative Mechanism on Monday. According to Shrestha, Fu offered more assistance to Nepal. “Our relation with China is trouble-free. I conveyed that China’s policy of non-interference in Nepal and its continued support to our development endeavours are always commendable,” Shrestha told the Post.
Fu will meet Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and may meet political leaders during a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy on Monday evening. On the day, the Foreign Ministry is hosting a lunch in her honour. The Monday meeting will dwell on bilateral relations, the status of China-funded projects in Nepal, security, trade, tourism and investments. Foreign Secretary Durga Bhattarai is leading the Nepali team.
The Mechanism was established in April 1966 and is headed by the Nepali Foreign Secretary and the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. The highest bilateral mechanism meets every four years. During Premier Wen’s visit on January 14, the two sides agreed to make full use of the existing bodies, including diplomatic consultations and the Nepal-China Joint Economic and Trade Committee. Of late, a series of cross-ministerial meetings have taken place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the status of China-funded projects in Nepal and to assess Chinese aid. Nepal will raise issues related to trade, commerce, investments, tourism, border management, infrastructure development and connectivity. Sources said China could raise issues on security, border management and slow progress of China-funded projects.
Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/08/12/capital/china-for-stronger-ties-with-nepal-fu/358620/
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