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Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi who is China visit held a bilateral meeting with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kong Xuanyou, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing Monday afternoon. During the meeting, both sides extensively discussed matters of bilateral relations with particular focus on status of implementation of various agreements and understanding reached during the official visit of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to China in March this year, said a press release issued by Nepal’s Embassy in Beijing. Both sides underlined the importance of having high level exchanges to enrich the substance of bilateral relations. Substantive views were also exchanged on further promoting cooperation on trade, investment, tourism and people to people contact, connectivity and infrastructure development for mutual benefit of both countries. The progress made in post-disaster reconstruction in Nepal also figured during the meeting. The two sides reviewed cooperation between the two countries on regional and global issues of mutual concerns. On Monday itself, Foreign Secretary Bairagi paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The discussion covered the major aspects of Nepal-China relations and ways for further strengthening them. China desires to see a peaceful, stable and prosperous Nepal, the Foreign Minister said. Foreign Secretary conveyed sincere thanks for China’s continued support in Nepal’s development endeavors.