गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Foreign Minister Gyawali holds telephone conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Nepal Foreign Minister Gyawali holds telephone conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announces half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal on a grant basis KathmanduPati February 05, 2021 KATHMANDU (February 5)- Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi . Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that Foreign Minister Gyawali and State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China discussed matters of mutual interests during the telephonic conversation held on Friday evening. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang announced that China will provide 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal on a grant basis and stated that China would accord priority to Nepal in vaccine cooperation, according to the statement. Nepal’s Foreign Minister Gyawali thanked the Chinese Government for the support of COVID-19 vaccine and appreciated China’s stance to make it global public goods, read the statement. The commitment of a half million doses of Covid vaccines to Nepal from the Chinese Foreign Minister is higher than 300,000 doses that Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu had announced recently. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Govt and Hindu organizations sign 13-point agreement Nepal partially eases curfew in Siraha’s Golbazar area Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Private, public sectors launch Tourism Recovery Task Force Poudel faction meets to pick common candidate for party president Govt appoints Deepak Bhandari as NARC’s Executive Director Nepal now and Nepal then National ID card distribution begins As NEPSE nosedives, investors lose Rs 98 billion Dr Sagar Raj Bhandari of Teku Hospital receives first jab as Covid vaccination kicks off Himalaya Airlines,Yeti Airlines enter into business collaboration