Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on an official visit to China, reached Lhasa, [in the] Tibet Autonomous Region of China that borders Nepal, from Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday.

Dahal landed at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport in a Sichuan Airlines flight at around 12 pm local time.

During his visit, Dahal will hold talks with Wang Junzheng, the head of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee of the Communist Party of China. Wang will host a dinner in honour of Dahal.

Dahal’s visit to Lhasa comes at the heels of an agreement between Nepal and China to launch the construction of the Jilong/Kerung-Rasuwagadhi-Chilime 220 kV transmission line at an early date, signed following delegation levels talks between Prime Minister Dahal and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang.

While in Tibet, Dahal is scheduled to visit Kailash Mansarovar and Mount Kailash region.

Dahal is also scheduled to visit the office of the Consulate General of Nepal in Lhasa.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Dahal had arrived in Chongqing Municipality to observe the agricultural and industrial advancement of China

Dahal, who reached China on September 23 from New York, held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

On Monday, Dahal met his Chinese counterpart Premier Li Qiang and witnessed the signing of 12 agreements on various areas of cooperation.