A 10-member delegation of China Study Center (CSC-Nepal) led by its Secretary General Upendra Gautam held discussions on matters of mutual interests with Prof Yang  Dan, vice-president of Tibet University in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China on Sunday.

The team is in TAR at the invitation of Tibet Academy of Social Sciences (TASS).

A second seminar with TASS on proposed Cooperation between CSC-Nepal and TASS is scheduled for Monday, according to a press statement issued by the CSC-Nepal.

TASS and CSC-Nepal have signed a memorandum of understanding between the two organisations for academic exchange and dialogue, visiting lecture and work on sharing of analysis and experience through publication, translation and research.

The members of the Nepali delegation come from the areas of social and economic development, policy science, culture, law and governance, health, water resources engineering, management, language, tourism and the media.

The delegation members include Prof Krishna Pokharel, Yam Bahadur Thapa, Prof Jagman Gurung, Bipin Adhikari, Prakash Raj Neupane, Ajaya Lall Shrestha, Ashok Raj Pandey, Balmukunda Regmi and Bhauch Yadav.