KATHMANDU – Visiting Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister in the international department of the Communist Party of China, Guo Yezhou, has met Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Chinese Vice Minister Yezhou-led delegation reached Budhanilkantha today to meet Nepali Congress President Deuba at his own residence. According to Nepali Congress source, Deuba and the Chinese Vice Minister discussed the latest political developments in Nepal.
During the meeting, the Chinese delegation also extended an invitation to Nepali Congress President Deuba to visit China. Chinese Vice Minister Yezhou invited the main opposition party Nepali Congress President Deuba to participate in a ceremony in China in 2021 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Nepali Congress President Deuba also extended greetings and felicitations on the 100th anniversary of CPC. Chinese Vice Minister Yezhou told Deuba that China considers Nepali Congress a good friend. He also told Nepali Congress President Deuba that China wants to establish a friendly relationship with all political parties in Nepal, according to the Nepali Congress source.
Earlier on Sunday, the high-level Chinese team had called on Prime Minister and ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman KP Sharma Oli and President Bidya Devi Bhandari separately.
On Monday, the Chinese team had also met rival leaders of the NCP including its co chairs Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Janata Samajwadi Party Chairman Baburam Bhattarai, separately.
During the meeting with Prachanda, Nepal and Khanal, Chinese Vice Minister Yezhou is said to have expressed concerns over the imminent split of the ruling NCP as well as asked whether there was any way to keep the ruling party’s unity intact.
