Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently on a week-long official visit to China, on Monday, held bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The prime minister was accorded a guard of honour at the Great Hall of the People before the meeting.

Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala, Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Mahindra Raya Yadav and other ministers are also attending the meeting. After the delegation-level talks, some agreements and memorandums of understanding will be signed between Nepal and China.

Earlier today, the prime minister held a meeting with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji. At the meeting held at the Great Hall of the People, they discussed various issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, according to Prime Minister Dahal’s secretariat.

The prime minister reached Beijing on Sunday from Hangzhou where he attended the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games and met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday.

On Sunday, the prime minister addressed the Nepal-China Business Summit to be held in Beijing and called for more Chinese investments in Nepal.

“Nepal is a land of untapped opportunities where business can thrive, and entrepreneurs and investments are welcomed. Among other things, our demographic dividend, with a majority of youthful citizens and a median age of 24 years, puts us in a great position to grow business,” he said.

PM Dahal held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday. He told the Chinese president that Nepal supports a series of important concepts and initiatives proposed by him.

“Nepal supports a series of important concepts and initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping, and is willing to work with China to promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind,” a statement issued by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted Prime Minister Dahal as saying.