KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 12
The third highest ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhansu paid a courtesy call on Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal Agni Prasad Sapkota.
Li, who is on a four-day official visit to Nepal, was invited by Speaker Sapkota. The speaker and officials of the Federal Parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had welcomed Li earlier at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
After the courtesy meeting, a bilateral meeting was held between the Chinese delegation and Speaker Sapkota.
Secretariat of the speaker said the chief whip of the party in the Parliament, whip and member of the team of the Nepal-China Friendly Parliamentary Group were also present at the meeting. During his stay, Li Zhanshu will pay courtesy calls on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on September 14 and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on September 13.
A version of this article appears in the print on September 12, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
