Kathmandu, Nepal, September 12, 2022: A senior most Chinese leader Li Zhansu led 67 member delegation has arrived in Nepal at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal Agni Prasad Sapkota for a four-day official visit on Monday.
Speaker Sapkota and officials of the Federal Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Zhanshu at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA).
Zhansu is the third highest ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).
Speaker Sapkota and Zhanshu held delegation-level bilateral talks on Monday itself. It is said that Zhanshu is also scheduled to hold talks with Chairperson of the National Assembly, Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka.
Likewise, Zhanshu is also going to pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday and President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.
Similarly, he is also scheduled to hold talks with former Prime Minister and chairman of the main opposition CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli, former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday.
