Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong is arriving in Kathmandu on Monday on a three-day official visit.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday that Sun will attend the 16th meeting of the Nepal-China Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism, which is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal will lead the Nepali delegation comprising senior officials from various government ministries at the consultation mechanism meeting.

During the visit, overall areas of bilateral relations and cooperation between Nepal and China will be discussed, the ministry said.

Sun is also scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his visit. The Chinese vice minister will leave Kathmandu on Wednesday.

The mechanism, which serves as a high-level forum between Nepal and China, is expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including trade, transit, connectivity, investment, health, tourism, poverty alleviation, disaster management, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.