Kathmandu, March 12:

At the invitation of Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Kirti Nidhi Bista, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China, Tang Jiaxuan, will pay a three-day official visit to Nepal from March 16-18.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tang Jiaxuan, State Councilor will be received in audience by the King on March 17.

Tang will call on the Vice Chairmen of the Council of Ministers, Dr Tulsi Giri and Bista respectively on March 16. Bista will host a dinner in honour of the distinguished guests on March 16. Minister for Foreign Affairs Ramesh Nath Pandey will pay a courtesy call on Tang Jiaxuan. The guests are scheduled to visit the birthplace of Lord Buddha and China Temple at Lumbini on March 16.