KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 25
Nepal and China signed 12 agreements today to promote bilateral trade, cooperation on green and low carbon development, and cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation, among others.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chinese Premier Li Qiang after officials from both sides held delegation level talks in Beijing, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of Nepal in China.
Following the official reception, the two prime ministers had delegation level bilateral meetings between Nepal and China.
Following the official bilateral talks, the two prime ministers witnessed the signing ceremony of the 12 memoranda of understanding between Nepal and China.
Those documents include the MoU for cooperation between the National Planning Commission of Nepal and the National Development Reform Commission of China, MoU between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Nepal and the National Development Reform Commission of China concerning enhancing digital economy cooperation, MoU between the Ministry of Forest and Environment of Nepal and the National Development Reform Commission of China concerning cooperation on green and low carbon development and MoU on cooperation in the field of agriculture, livestock and fisheries between the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development of Nepal and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China.
Similarly, the 12 MoUs include the MoU on the establishment of joint technical working group for the review and modification of Nepal-China trade and payment agreement 1981 between the Ministry of Industry Commerce and Supplies of Nepal and the Ministry of Commerce of China, protocol of phytosanitary requirements for export of plant derived medicinal materials for Chinese medicine from Nepal to China between the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the General Administration of Customs of China, MoU between the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal and the National Administration of Press and Publication of China on the translation and publication of classics, agreement between the Ministry of Education Science and Technology of Nepal and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China on cooperation in the fields of science, technology and innovation, handover certificate of the production and living materials for Northern Hilly region of Nepal (2017) between the Government of Nepal and the Government of China, exchange of letters for the China disaster relief material, exchange of notes between China International Development Cooperation Agency and relevant department of the Government of Nepal to organise series of training courses for Nepali government officials in order to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Nepal and China in the field of human resources development, and MoU on Hilsa-Simkot road project and the Nepal-China power grid interconnection project (Chilime-Kerung) between the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal and China International Development Corporation Agency.
Earlier, during bilateral talks, the two prime ministers comprehensively reviewed the state of friendly relations and expressed satisfaction over the close and cordial relations subsisting between the two countries.
The two sides exchanged views on ways to further strengthen and consolidate mutual understanding and cooperation and give a new impetus to economy, trade, and people to people contacts.
A version of this article appears in the print on September 26, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
