China’s top lawmaker Li arriving today in Nepal

Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, is arriving here Monday on a four-day official visit at the invitation of Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota.     

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Li is scheduled to visit Nepal from 12 to 15 September 2022.

As said by Ministry Spokesperson Sewa Lamsal, he will arrive in Kathmandu on a special flight in the afternoon of September 12.     

Speaker Sapkota and Li will hold delegation-level bilateral talks on Monday. The Speaker will host a banquet in honor of Li and the members of his delegation in the same evening.     

During his stay in Nepal, Li will pay courtesy calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on September 14 and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on September 13. Li will meet with Chairperson of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka will pay a courtesy call on Li same day.     

Chairman of CPN-UML, K P Sharma Oli, and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will also hold separate meetings with Li on September 13.     

 He will return home on September 15 on a special flight. --RSS