Kathmandu, Oct 29: The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang has said the Chinese side supports Nepal’s efforts to safeguard national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and will continue to do all it can to help with Nepal’s development.
At a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday, he said the Chinese side sincerely congratulates Vice-chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Bidya Bhandari on her election as Nepal’s president. It is hoped that people of Nepal would work in unison under the leadership of Madame President and the Nepali government to make Nepal a peaceful, stable and prosperous nation.
He further said China and Nepal are friendly neighbors. The Chinese side supports Nepal’s efforts to safeguard national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and will continue to do all it can to help with Nepal’s development.
Responding to a question regarding the recent agreement on supplying fuel to Nepal, he said at the request of the Nepali side, the Chinese government has decided to provide a certain amount of fuel as emergency assistance to Nepal, so as to help the Nepali side alleviate problems caused by fuel shortage. A working group from Nepal was in China for discussions on trade in oil products with the relevant Chinese counterpart.
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