KATHMANDU: A Nepali Congress delegation, who had set out on a China visit at the invitation of leader of Community Party of China and Foreign Deputy Minister for Asian Affairs Zheng Xiao Song, returned home on  Tuesday by shortening the trip.

The delegation had left for China on July 11 for an 11-day trip and shortened the trip by two days to attend the Legislature Parliament meeting.

Welcoming the delegation to his home, Mr Zheng said exchange of such visits would further help strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries, said Ramchandra Pokhrel who was also in the delegation team.

Suresh Acharya, Resham Baniya, Tapta Bahadur Bista, Rashmi Thakur, Buddhi Sagar Chaudhary, Anita Devkota, Diwan Singh Bist, Sharada Poudel and Bishnu Maya Pariyar and others were among the delegation.