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March 21, 2023
BEIJING "China and Nepal should strengthen communication and cooperation on all fronts to promote the development of the two countries," the scientists said.
The comments were made during a China-Nepalese friendship symposium held by the Nepalese Embassy in Beijing on March 17.
In his opening remarks, Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Nepal's Ambassador to China, said that Nepal is encouraged that China achieved all of its targets last year, setting a 5 percent economic growth target for this year and continuing to increase employment.
Both Nepal and China have recently successfully elected their leadership. Elections at all three levels have ended in Nepal and a new government has been formed.
China is currently on a path of modernization and qualitative development that will encourage developing countries around the world, including Nepal, to explore their own development paths according to their own circumstances, said Rong Ying, vice president of the China Institute. international training
“We hope that the coincidence of elections in both our countries will open a new path for developing a partnership with a long-term fruitful prospect,” Shrestha said.
Rong Ying, vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that China is now on its own path of modernization and qualitative development, which will encourage developing countries around the world, including Nepal, to explore their own development paths according to their own conditions. .
“The two close neighbors, connected by rivers and mountains, should strengthen cooperation not only in the field of infrastructure, but also in new areas, including green energy deals and the fight against poverty,” Rong said.
Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative in 2017. As part of the Belt and Road, a feasibility study for the Kerung-Kathmandu railway project and the construction of a hydroelectric transmission line is underway.
Chen Xiaochen, deputy director of the Institute of Regional Studies at East China Normal University, said the OBOR aims to promote global peace and stability rather than enhance geopolitical competition, and will create more opportunities for Nepal to reach its full potential.
“Countries should unite, not divide,” Chen said, “and BRI provides a platform for countries, including Nepal, to build mutual trust and understanding.”
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