Nepal and China Reach Agreement on 13 Issues

 12 different agreements and one memorandum of understanding have been signed between Nepal and China. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a visit to China, and his Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Li Qiang, reached an agreement on various issues after the bilateral talks held today at the Great Hall of the People.

The memorandum of understanding of those agreements under various ministries has been signed by the secretary of the relevant ministry and the Nepali ambassador to China Bishnupukar Shrestha and the Chinese official on behalf of Nepal.

An agreement has been signed between China's National Development and Reform Commission and Nepal's National Planning Commission. The agreement was signed by Dr. Min Bahadur Shrestha, Vice President of the Commission and Chinese officials.

Ambassador Shrestha and Chinese officials have exchanged the 2017 Nepal-China Memorandum of Understanding on the production and distribution of various goods in the northern mountainous region of Nepal.

China's National Development and Reform Commission and Nepal's Ministry of Finance have signed an agreement for cooperation on increasing the digital economy. Similarly, the matter of cooperation between the Chinese Commission and Nepal's Ministry of Forestry and Environment for green and low carbon development has been signed between Ambassador Shrestha and Chinese officials.

Likewise, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Relations of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal have also agreed on cooperation for the development of agriculture, livestock and fisheries. It was signed by Dr. Rebati Raman Paudel, Secretary of Animal Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Chinese officials.

It has also been agreed between the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply of Nepal to form a joint technical working group to review and amend the China Nepal Trade and Payment Agreement signed in 1981. The MoU was signed between Commerce and Supply Secretary Madhukumar Marasini and Chinese officials.

On this occasion, the General Administration of China, the Ministry of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal have agreed on a protocol regarding the export of plants for medicinal production from Nepal to China. The said protocol was signed by Dr. Rebati Raman Poudel, Secretary of Livestock Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and Chinese officials.

An agreement has been reached between the Chinese Department of Press and Publication and the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to translate and publish ancient texts. The agreement was signed between Ambassador Shrestha and Chinese officials.

An agreement has been reached between the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China to cooperate in the fields of science, technology and innovation.

The agreement was signed between the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Suresh Adhikari and the Chinese official.

In addition, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Ambassador Shrestha and Chinese officials on disaster materials, human resources and the Hilsa Simikot road project.