KATHMANDU: The government has sought cooperation of the Chinese government in reopening its trading points at the Nepal-China border at the earliest.

In a meeting held at the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies in Singha Durbar today, Ngaindra Prasad Upadhyay, Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, urged the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Wu Chuntai for China's positive intervention in facilitating trade with re-operation of the closed trade points.

The two key trading points with China, Rasuwagadhi Trading Point in Rasuwa and Tatopani Trading Point in Sindhupalchok district, have been closed following the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks.

Emerging from the meeting, Upadhyay told the Rastriya Samachar Samiti, "We have made a request with the Chinese government for their cooperation in reopening the closed transit points with China and to help ease off the import of the essentials to Nepal on the onset of biggest festivals in Nepal."

The request has been made at the time when supplies from India have been affected by agitations in the Tarai region for over 40 days.

In response, Chinese Ambassador Chuntai assured that the Chinese sides were effortful to this end. He expressed his confidence that the trading would be easier in few days.

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