It’s official. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said that Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi will be visiting Nepal from March 25 to 27.

Wang is the highest level foreign dignitary to visit Nepal after the Sher Bahadur Deuba government was formed on July 13 last year.

“At the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi is visiting Nepal from March 25 to 27, 2022,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.

Officials told the Post last week that some agreements could be signed for some projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.

Similarly, there are also talks about signing some agreements during the visit, according to the officials privy to the visit, both sides will review the past understandings and agreements and explore the new areas of cooperation.

Khadka and Wang Yi will hold bilateral talks, leading their respective delegations, on 26 March, according to the ministry.

Wang will also meet with the CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his stay in Kathmandu, the ministry said.

Wang’s visit to Nepal comes on the heels of ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Nepal Compact by the Nepali leadership.

Nepal’s Parliament ratified the $500 million American grant on February 27 amid reservations from Beijing.