KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, held a meeting today.
During the meeting, Minister Bhandari drew the attention of Ambassador Song to the issues of opening north-west borders, including Taklakot and Tinker.
They discussed further strengthening Nepal-China trade relations, said Minister Bhandari's secretariat. Export of Nepali products to China and facilitation of import at the borders also featured in the discussions.
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Minister Bhandari urged Ambassador Chen to bring in Chinese investment to run industries in Nepal.
On the occasion, Ambassador Chen mentioned that the Chinese government was positive about opening the north-west border points and under-construction five dry ports, said Minister Bhandari.
The Chinese ambassador shared that he would play a role to further strengthen the trade relations between Nepal and China.
(RSS)
