“PM’s Beijing visit not China card”

KATHMANDU, July 23 - Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dev Gurung said that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s China visit should not be taken for a ‘China card’ against India.Speaking at a programme in capital today, Gurung said the Nepal wants to maintain good relations with both the neighbouring ...

All other speakers at the programme except Bimlendra Nidhi of the Nepali Congress opined that Dahal’s visit should be taken positively.

Dahal’s decision to visit China as maiden tour to a foreign country, breaking the previous trend of visiting India first by a newly elected prime minister, has created a surprise in the diplomatic circle.

The prime minister left for China today to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.