Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has left for China to attend the 23rd China-Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province.

During the visit, Vice President Pun is scheduled to address the forum for cooperation and development along the Silk Road on Wednesday. He will also deliver a keynote speech to the business community on the theme “Nepal- China (Gansu) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference” Thursday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vice President Pun is also scheduled to visit two historical cities of Shaanxi province of China—Xi’an and Yan’an—where provincial Chinese leaders will call on him.

Pun will be accompanied by his spouse Hastamali Pun, Narayan Gopal Malego, secretary at the Office of the Vice President and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Commerce.