President Bidhyadevi Bhandari and Liu Jianchao, head of the International Relations Department of the Chinese Communist Party, held a courtesy meeting at the President’s residence today.

On the last day of his four-day visit, Jianchao arrived at Shital Niwas today for a courtesy call on the President. During the meeting, President Bhandari said that the relations between Nepal and China were historic and that Nepal would move forward in its development process with its neighbors and allies.

Chinese leader Jianchao, on the other hand, said that he had come to Nepal to expand relations between all political parties of Nepal and that China-Nepal relations were developed on the basis of friendship, and mutual benefit.

Earlier, Jianchao met with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and leaders of other political parties.