Nepal-China Traditional Friendship Remains Firm: King Gyanendra

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Nepal-China Traditional Friendship Remains Firm: King Gyanendra

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Nepalese King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev has said his forthcoming state visit to China will make significant contribution to the further consolidation of the traditional friendship between Nepal and China.

"We are confident that the traditional bonds of friendship between Nepal and China will always remain firm and steadfast. Thetraditional friendship based on mutual trust between our two countries makes us understand each other's aspirations," the king said in a recent interview with Xinhua before his state visit to China scheduled on July 9-15 at the invitation of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

King Gyanendra said that he is looking forward to exchanging views with President Jiang and other high-ranking Chinese government officials on bilateral relations and cooperation on trade and economic development between the two countries. They will discuss some regional and international issues of mutual concerns. He also hopes to make new friends during his first state visit to China.

Referring to the relationship between the two countries, the king said: "We are happy to note that the bilateral relations based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and good neighborliness have been developed rapidly in recent years. Nepal will always attach great importance to the relations between our two countries."

"Ever since the diplomatic relations were established in 1955, China has remained a generous partner in Nepal's development endeavors," he said, adding that "We are also appreciative of China's understanding of our country's problems."

Looking forward to Sino-Nepal relations in the 21st century, the king said he believed that the long-standing traditional friendship will be maintained forever. Friendship and cooperation in many fields will surely be further developed.

He stressed that in order to benefit the peoples of the two countries, "We must now focus on the economic cooperation, especially in the private sectors of the two sides."

King Gyanendra has been to China for several times and was deeply impressed by the great socio-economic progress made by China in recent years. He said the open-up and reform policies adopted by China since 1978 has made great progress and brought prosperity to the Chinese people. The policies have been making China as "one of the leaders in the comity of nations" around the world.

The king said that Nepal has to learn from China's experience in social and economic development, especially in the fields of human resource exploitation, infrastructural construction and science and technologic development.

During his stay in china, the king will visit the cities of Dalian, Shanghai and Yichang besides Beijing. He said in Yichang of Hubei province, he will go to see the on-going Three Gorges Project, where he can learn much about the design and construction experience, and will be very helpful to Nepal's bid for exploring its water resources.

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