Nepal's President leaves for China on official visit

Kathmandu, Mar 26: Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav on Thursday left for China on a week-long official visit to attend a regional conference during which he will also hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

During the visit, the President is scheduled to inaugurate the Sino-Nepal Cultural Centre (Nepal Pavilion) in Hainan tomorrow besides addressing the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2015 at Hainan Province on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

President Yadav is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Xi on Saturday following which he will leave for Haikou of Hainan province. He will also visit Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region on his way back home on April 1.

He will also hold separate meetings with Stefan Lofvan, Prime Minister of Sweden, and Heinz Fischer, President of the Republic of Austria, on the sidelines of the conference.

The annual conference, under the theme of 'Asia's New Future: Towards a Community of Common Destiny' will discuss macro-economy, regional development, industry transformation, technological innovation, politics and security.

PTI