KATHMANDU, JULY 23

Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Yuan Jiajun called on President Ram Chandra Paudel at the Office of the President, Shital Niwas, on Sunday.

The CPC leader is on a three-day visit to Nepal starting today.

According to the President's Foreign Affairs Expert Dr Suresh Chalise, issues of the bilateral interests and strengthening mutual ties between Nepal and China were discussed during the meeting.

On the occasion, President Paudel said that Nepal and China are very good friends since ancient time and such high-level visits would contribute to further deepen the bilateral relations.

Present at the meeting were Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song and other members of the delegation from the Chinese side while President's Foreign Affairs Expert Dr Chalise, Secretary at the President's Office Dilliraj Sharma, Chief of North East Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lok Bahadur Thapa and others from the Nepali side.