BEIJING/KATHMANDUL:
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli today arrived in China on his
first official visit to the country to clinch key deals including on
transit and fuel import to avert a future blockade like the one the
landlocked nation recently witnessed at the border with India. Ahead of his talks with China's top leadership, the 64-year-old premier
described Nepal's relationship with China as high as the Himalayas,
which he said symbolise friendship. He said the main .. He
said the main purpose of his week-long visit, being undertaken at the
invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang, is to get support and
goodwill from Beijing. Oli, leading a 50-member delegation,
told Chinese state- run Xinhua news agency that transit and transport
agreements with China are to be signed during his visit. Nepal
is eager to utilise sea ports of China, he added as he arrived seeking
to scale up ties with Beijing to reduce landlocked Nepal's dependence on
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