Nepal PM kicks off China visit eyeing investment deals
Dr Luqman Akasyah and his wife, Dr Rabia'tul A'dawiah, were volunteers for Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s presidential election campaign in 2023. (Photo: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong)
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, who returned to power in July after two previous terms in the top job, arrived in Beijing to kick off the trip on Monday evening, footage on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed.
The leader of the Himalayan republic is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during his visit, which will last until Thursday.
Beijing's foreign ministry said last week that Xi and Oli would "have in-depth exchanges of views on deepening our traditional friendship".
That includes expanding cooperation under the Belt and Road project – Xi's flagship international infrastructure initiative – and "exchanges and cooperation in various fields", ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.
