Minister for Commerce Romi Gauchan Thakali has expressed hope that the Kodari Highway, which remains close since the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, would reopen soon.

Speaking at a press meet in the Capital on Thursday, Thakali said the Chinese government was positive about resuming the Nepal-China Tatopani checkpoint along the Kodari Highway.

A concrete decision regarding the matter is expected shortly, he added. 

The construction of a dry port at the Nepal-China border is also going on at full swing, the minister informed, adding that the government accords high priority to the Nepal-China trade growth,” Thakali said. He also shared the achievements of his ministry in the past 10 months, including trade facilitation and construction of trade

infrastructure; development of a trade system based on information system; goods production and export promotion; research and development; and bilateral, regional and multilateral trade promotion. (PR)