Chinese Vice Minister Guo holds talks with Prachanda for two hours

KATHMANDU: Visiting Vice Minister of the International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC) Guo Yezhou held talks with NCP Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda.

The Chinese team reached Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar on Monday and held talks for two hours.

The team then left for Baneshwor to meet Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Earlier today, Guo paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar.

Posting a Twitter message, Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Rajan Bhattarai said Chinese Vice Minister Guo visited Prime Minister Oli on Sunday night even though the meeting was said to have been scheduled for Monday.

The meeting between Prime Minister Oli and Vice Minister Guo lasted for around two hours. However, the matters they discussed during the meeting are yet to be revealed.

The Chinese delegation held a meeting with President Bhandari at Shital Niwas on Sunday evening. During the meeting held at the President’s Office, Shital Niwas, the delegation held talks on bilateral issues, and the row within the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) with President Bhandari.

The team is also scheduled to meet the top-notch leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and top leaders of the Nepali Congress.