Kathmandu, July 3

Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun is visiting the People’s Republic of China from tomorrow, leading a delegation to attend the 23rd China-Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair being held in Lanzhou, the Capital City of Gansu Province.

During the visit, the Vice-president is scheduled to address the high-profile Forum for Cooperation and Development along the Silk Road on 6 July and also deliver a keynote speech to the business community on the theme “Nepal- China (Gansu) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference” on July 7, said a press release issued by MoFA here today.

The Vice-president will also meet senior Chinese leaders in Lanzhou. He is scheduled to visit two historical cities of Shaanxi Province of China – Xi’an and Yan’an, where the provincial Chinese leaders will call on him.

Pun will be accompanied by his spouse Hastamali Pun, Secretary at the Office of Vice-president and senior officials of the ministries of foreign affairs and of commerce during the visit.

Nepal is the guest of honour country to the 23rd China-Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair. Pun will return home on July 10.