Chinese FM meets Nepalese counterpart in Kathmandu

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met top Nepalese officials during a three-day trip. Wang met his Nepalese counterpart, Narayan Khadka, on Saturday, and signed agreements on a feasibility study of setting up train lines between the two countries.

Another agreement involved a feasibility study for a power grid connecting China and Nepal. Wang also met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Beijing has always had good relations with Nepal and in the past has been one of its biggest donors.

China also announced a donation of another 4 million COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal.