KATHMANDU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China's State Councilor Yang Jeichi on Tuesday wrapped up his two-day official visit to Nepal, extending support to Nepal's forthcoming election in November.
During the visit, Yang and his delegation met with Nepali leaders and officials and signed some key agreements of economic assistance between the two neighbors.
Yang's delegation arrived around 4 p.m. local time Monday and was welcomed by Nepal's Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Durga Prasad Bhattarai and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai.
Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Madhav Prasad Ghimire hosted a reception for Yang at the Dynasty Crystal Hall on Monday, while the two discussed the dynamics of Nepal-China relations on the occasion.
On Tuesday morning, Yang met with the Chairperson of Nepal's Interim Government Khil Raj Regmi and expressed his support for Nepal's legislative election of the Constituent Assembly scheduled for November 19 this year.
Regmi briefed Yang about the current political situation of Nepal, expressing gratitude to the government of China for its logistic support for the elections. "All our efforts are focused on making the election free and fair, involving all political parties through dialogue and cooperation," Regmi said.
"We want peace and development in Nepal and are happy to see that the government of Nepal is making efforts to that end," Yang told Regmi during the meeting.
In the presence of Regmi and Yang, two agreements were signed by Nepal's Secretary at the Ministry of Finance Shanta Raj Subedi and China's Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Zengwei. One of the agreements was for the construction of an Armed Police Force Academy in Nepal and the other was to assist the election in Nepal.
Yang met with Nepal's Vice President Parmananda Jha later Tuesday afternoon, as Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav is in Japan for medical treatment.
Yang discussed bilateral relations with Vice President Jha, who recently visited China for a South Asia Expo in Kunming, Yunnan.
Yang also participated in an opening ceremony of the ring-road expansion of Kathmandu valley to eight-lane at Hotel Soaltee. This project has been supported by China.
He received a farewell reception hosted by Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai before he and his delegation boarded a return flight concluding the hectic but fruitful visit.
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