KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 24
Vice-minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Chen Zhou talked to Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Socialist Madhav Kumar Nepal via a video call yesterday.
According to a press release issued by the International Department of CPC, Chen spoke positively about relations between the two countries and the two parties.
He said the Chinese side would continue to support Nepali people on independently choosing a development path. The CPC is willing to, together with the CPN-US, strengthen party governance and state administration, propel cooperation in various areas under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, and push for healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
CPN-US chair said Nepal firmly followed the one-China principle and would by no means allow any force to carry out anti-China separatist activities on Nepali soil.
He looked forward to stepping up cooperation and exchanges with the CPC to make active contribution to promoting Nepal-China friendship.
Nepal talked to the CPC official at a time when there is intense polarisation between the communist and non-communist forces in Nepal over the MCC's Nepal Compact, with Nepal-led- CPN-US and CPN-Maoist Centre opposing the MCC compact.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 25, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
