Consolidating Ties
HIS Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah is paying a state visit
to the People’s Republic of China beginning today at the invitation of Chinese
President Jiang Zemin. The government and foreign policy experts have described the visit
as an important event to further cement the age old friendly and cooperative relations
between Nepal and China. During the state visit, Their Majesties the King and the Queen
are scheduled to meet with Chinese leaders, most importantly President Zemin, and discuss
Nepal-China relations and explore possibilities of expanding the areas of cooperation
between the two nations. Nepal and China have remained close friends throughout the
history. These two countries have no problems and they have been cooperating with each
other at the time of need. China has been a true partner in Nepal’s development
endeavours as it has helped in the infrastructure development of this country. Nepal has
also reiterated its stance and commitment not to allow any activities in its soil that is
likely to harm China’s national interest and as a good neighbour, has proved it in
action. Nepal is a small country, which has been struggling hard to uplift its social and
economic condition in a faster pace. For this, it has been seeking active and meaningful
cooperation from friendly countries in the world. China has achieved tremendous economic
growth in the past and it is emerging as one of the strong economic powers in the world.
Thus, Nepal can learn and benefit much from China and its development for its economic and
social development. The friendly relations between these two neighbouring countries are
strong both at the official and the people’s level. The exchanges of high level
visits that have taken place regularly, have contributed to further consolidating this
friendly relations between the two countries. His Majesty the King and other Nepalese
leaders and officials have paid visits to China several times. Similarly, different
Chinese leaders and officials have visited Nepal on a regular basis. On top of that, there
have been several exchanges of visits and cooperation at the people’s level. These
are some of the indications that Nepal and China are moving even closer and working
together for the common good of both the countries and the peoples. Nepal and China, right
from the beginning, have, through actions, demonstrated an example of true
neighbourliness. Both the countries have now given more emphasis on expansion of economic
cooperation through trade and investment. Nepal has asked Chinese businessmen to invest in
Nepal, as a result some Nepal-China joint ventures have already been established in Nepal.
The present visit of Their Majesties the King and the Queen is, thus, expected to give
further boost to the already existing cordial relations and cooperation between Nepal and
China.
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