CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli and visiting Communist Party of China (CPC), foreign department chief, Liu Jianchao, held a courtesy meeting today. The meeting held at Oli’s private residence in Balkot focused on the discussions about bilateral relations, according to UML’s foreign department chief Rajan Bhattarai.

Matters about changing political scenario in the regional and international forum were also discussed. On the occasion, the Chinese side indicated that China wanted to further consolidate its friendly relations with Nepal, continuing with its longstanding ties, according to Bhattarai. Besides, the issue of non-interference in mutual internal affairs was also discussed during the meeting while Chinese side expressed its commitments that it would never intervene in Nepal’s internal affairs. The Chinese diplomat and politician took time to describe Nepal as an important and reliable partner of China.

In response to the Chinese side’s wish that it did not want any anti-China activities occurring on Nepali soil, leader Oli assured that no such activities would take place here. The CPC leader said Nepal’s relations with other nations are not the concern of China, but it wishes to see the continuity of its relations with Nepal as in the past, according to Bhattarai.

UML leaders Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and Bishnu Rimal were also present in the meeting. Liu has in course of his four-day visit to Nepal already called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Narayan Khadka and CPN (Maoist Center) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.