KATHMANDU: Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday evening met his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari.

At the meeting held at Sheetal Niwas, the President’s Office, they discussed the issues of mutual benefits between Nepal and China, according to the Office of President.

From Sheetal Niwas, Chinese President returned to the Tahachal-based Soaltee Hotel where Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba will be paying a courtesy call on him. The Chinese President will later attend a banquet hosted in his honor.