Kathmandu, 8 July: Newly-appointed Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to Nepal on Sunday. Leaders of the UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre) and government sources have confirmed his visit to Nepal. Liu is visiting Nepal for the first time since taking over the Foreign Department as Nepal prepares for a general election and discusses China's strategy to show solidarity with the major communist parties and improve relations with the ruling Congress. China has been attaching priority to Nepal's communist parties, it has also shown interest in expanding ties with the Nepali Congress. Last week Liu held virtual talks with Nepali Congress leader Narayan Khadka. Earlier he had video conversation with KP Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Liu is scheduled to meet Congress, UML, CPN (M), CPN (MC) leaders and President Vidyadevi Bhandari, according to reports. People's News Monitoring Service