KATHMANDU: President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Jin Liqun, has assured of a senior level representation from AIIB in the Nepal Investment Summit to be held in Kathmandu in March.

The Embassy of Nepal in Beijing informed that Liqun has assured that AIIB would also continue to lend its support to Nepal’s development endeavors.

According to RSS, Liqun gave the assurances during his meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Investment Board of Nepal, Maha Prasad Adhikari, in Beijing on Tuesday.

CEO Adhikari, during a meeting with Liqan, informed him about the Summit expressing the confidence that AIIB’s support would be crucial in Nepal’s socio-economic development.

The AIIB President is also learnt to have pledged funding for the projects forwarded by the Nepal government. CEO Adhikari is in Beijing to participate in Pre-Investment Conference organized by Embassy of Nepal in China.