KATHMANDU: The China visit of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane has been postponed to the second week of September.
Lamichhane was earlier scheduled to visit China in the second week of August. However, according to sources, the visit was postponed due to internal preparations and other reasons.
A senior government official said Lamichhane is also scheduled to visit Mansarovar in Tibet during the trip. Earlier, there had been uncertainty over whether Mansarovar would be included in his itinerary.
During his visit to China, Lamichhane is expected to meet leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and senior government officials. However, according to sources, he is not scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Lamichhane, who recently returned from New Delhi after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is also making efforts to arrange a similar meeting with the Chinese leadership, according to sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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