On the morning of December 3, 2024, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held talks with Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Li Qiang said that China and Nepal are traditional friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations nearly 70 years ago, China-Nepal relations have maintained sound and steady development. In 2019, in particular, the bilateral relationship was elevated to the strategic partnership of cooperation featuring ever-lasting friendship for development and prosperity, which has driven the vigorous expansion of exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two sides and brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. President Xi Jinping will meet with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to make a new strategic plan for further deepening bilateral relations. China is ready to work with Nepal to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, continue to consolidate and deepen political mutual trust, push for deeper development of bilateral relations and cooperation, and build an even closer China-Nepal community with a shared future to provide more benefits to the two peoples.
Li Qiang pointed out that China firmly supports Nepal in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions, and is ready to work with Nepal to enhance the synergy of development strategies, leverage the leading role of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in bilateral cooperation, and actively expand two-way trade and investment, and strengthen connectivity through ports, roads, railways, airlines and telecommunications, adding impetus to Nepal's transformation from a "land-locked country" to a "land-linked country". China encourages competent Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in Nepal and is ready to import more quality products from Nepal. Li Qiang called on the two sides to successfully hold a series of commemorative activities through joint efforts to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, deepen people-to-people exchanges and sub-national cooperation in tourism, education and medical care, and promote better understanding and amity between the two peoples. China supports Nepal in playing a greater role in international and regional affairs and is ready to fortify coordination and cooperation with Nepal in multilateral fields.
KP Sharma Oli said that under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has made great achievements in promoting Chinese modernization, high-quality development, and poverty alleviation. The all-round friendly relations between Nepal and China are based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and have grown from strength to strength, setting a fine example of friendly relations between countries with different social systems and of different sizes. Nepal's determination to abide by the one-China principle will not waver, and it will not allow any force to use Nepal's territory for anti-China activities. Nepal believes that Taiwan and Xizang are inalienable parts of China and Xizang-related affairs are China's internal affairs. Nepal appreciates China's long-term support for Nepal's economic and social development and has always regarded China as a reliable partner. Nepal is ready to take the opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year to further strengthen high-level exchanges with China, consolidate traditional friendship, promote practical cooperation in connectivity, trade, investment, energy, agriculture, tourism, healthcare, people-to-people exchanges and other fields, jointly address common challenges such as climate change, and strengthen coordination on multilateral affairs, so as to achieve greater development in bilateral relations.
After the talks, Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents on economy, technology and trade.
Prior to the talks, Li Qiang held a welcoming ceremony for KP Sharma Oli at the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
Wu Zhenglong attended the above activities.