Gandaki, July 28: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey returned home today after completing a week-long visit to neighbouring China.
During the visit, Chief Minister Pandey attended a program organized by the government of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China. He also met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the Tibet Autonomous Region Wang Junzheng.
During the meeting, he proposed cooperation and collaboration to promote trade and tourism between the two countries by regularly operating the Korala border point connecting Gandaki Province and Tibet, shared the Chief Minister’s Press Coordinator Narahari Sapkota.
Furthermore, Chief Minister Pandey emphasized on facilitating the travel of Nepalis and other foreigners to Mansarovar through the Tibet border crossing point, increasing direct flights from Chinese cities to Kathmandu and Pokhara, and partnership in investment and tourism promotion between Tibet and Gandaki Province.
General Secretary Junzheng and Chief Minister Pandey discussed issues such as facilitating tax exemptions to attract Nepali and Chinese big investors, facilitating and cooperating in the availability of visas and entry passes for tourists coming from Pokhara to Lhasa.
General Secretary Junzheng of the CPC said that he was aware of the efforts being made by the Gandaki government to manage the Korala border crossing, and that it would create opportunities for cooperation between the two countries and that the Tibetan government was positive about it.
Chief Minister Pandey also met with the Secretary of the Linji Municipal Committee of the CPC and the mayor of the municipality. rss
