Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to embark on an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from September 23 to 30.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said that PM Dahal is paying the official visit at the invitation of Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

According to the statement, the Prime Minister will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud, Minister for Water Supply Mahidra Raya Yadav, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala, National Security Advisor Shanker Das Bairagi, Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission Min Bahadur Shrestha and other senior government officials as well as representatives from business community.

During the visit, PM Dahal is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou. Dahal will also hold a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Premier Li Qiang, and hold a meeting with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in Beijing.

A Cabinet meeting on September 15 cleared agreements, understanding and some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to be signed during the visit.

The two sides will sign agreements on establishing some agro-industrial parks, cooperation in agricultural sectors like fisheries and livestock, cultural cooperation, and construction of north-south corridor roads besides a cross-border transmission line.

Likewise, Dahal will also address the China-Nepal Investment Summit jointly organized by CCPIT and FNCCI and the Nepali Embassy in Beijing.

As per the statement, Prime Minister Dahal will also attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 23.

“The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Chongqing Municipality to observe the agricultural and industrial advancement of China. He will also visit Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region of China that borders with Nepal,” reads the statement.

The Prime Minister will arrive in Kathmandu on 30 September 2023.