Kathmandu, November 19: Senior Vice President of the UML, Ishwar Pokharel, has stressed the need to expand the relations between Nepal and China to the people's level. Pokharel, who is on a visit to China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China Foreign Affairs Department, while addressing a special program organized by the People's Government of Hubei Province on Sunday, said that sisterly relations between the provinces and local levels of the two countries are needed to expand relations at the people's level.

"China and Nepal have deep historical ties between the government and the Communist Party of China and the UML. Now there is a need to expand relations at the public level also, " he said.

He recalled that the visit of the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province to the sister province of Sichuan and the head of the Nachu Province of Tibet to the sister municipality of Tokha last week had significantly contributed to further strengthening the relations between the two countries. He also highlighted the historical, geographical, political, religious and cultural aspects of friendship.

Wang Zongling, Governor of the People's Government of Hubei Province and Secretary-General of the Communist Party of China, Hubei Province Party, said that the relations between China and Nepal are good and the future is bright, and there are many areas of cooperation exchange. At the program held at Huawei University, Senior Vice President Pokharel said that China's cooperation and goodwill in Nepal's progress are commendable and hoped that there will be a favorable environment for Nepali students to study and acquire knowledge in China. Liu Chihong, vice president of the university, said that cooperation is being exchanged in the expansion of scientific education and expressed confidence that more progress will be made in the future.

People’s News Monitoring Service.