Zhao Leji held talks with Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, Ganesh Timilsina.
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Context: Ganesh Timilsina and other Nepali delegates were invited by Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and was previously the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection from June 11 to 15th, 2023. The news also made it to the front page of People’s Daily.
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji held talks with Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, Ganesh Timilsina, at the Great Hall of the People on the 12th June 2023.
Zhao Leji said that in 2019, President Xi Jinping paid a historic visit to Nepal, and the leaders of the two countries raised the China-Nepal relationship to a strategic partnership of friendship from generation to generation for development and prosperity. China is willing to work with Nepal to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promote the building of an even closer community of shared future between China and Nepal.
Zhao Leji pointed out that China and Nepal are linked by mountains and rivers and share a common destiny. It is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples to consolidate and develop friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. China appreciates Nepal's consistent and firm adherence to the One-China policy, its valuable support on issues concerning China's core interests and major concerns, and its commitment to not allowing any force to use Nepal's territory for anti-China activities. China firmly supports Nepal in safeguarding independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and respects the development path chosen by the Nepali government and people in light of their own national conditions. Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed ten years ago, China-Nepal cooperation on the initiative has yielded fruitful results. The two sides should build and maintain infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, aviation, ports and power grids, continue to build a trans-Himalayan three-dimensional connectivity network, and deepen cooperation in trade and investment, industrial parks and new energy. China thanks Nepal for its active response to and support for the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and welcomes Nepal's support for and participation in the Global Security Initiative (GSI) and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) to jointly promote peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world at large.
Zhao Leji said that the legislatures of China and Nepal have always maintained good exchanges. The National People's Congress of China is willing to continue to strengthen exchanges at all levels with the Nepali National Assembly to consolidate the social and public [opinion] foundation for China-Nepal friendly cooperation; to issue and approve legal documents conducive to the development of bilateral relations in a timely manner to provide legal protection for practical cooperation in various fields; The coordination and cooperation of multilateral institutions such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly safeguard the common interests of developing countries.
Zhao Leji introduced China's unswerving pursuit of the path of peaceful development and its adherence to the diplomatic concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness with neighboring countries.
Timilsina said Nepal and China have been closely linked in geography, culture, and tradition since ancient times. Nepal firmly pursues the One-China policy and will not allow any force to use its territory for anti-China activities. The Belt and Road Initiative has brought tangible development results to Nepal. The National Assembly of Nepal is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and play a positive role in the legislature in promoting bilateral cooperation in infrastructure, trade, tourism, culture, education, and other fields.
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