President Bidya Devi Bhandari stressed on expediting projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.

She said that the BRI projects have not gained momentum for many reasons even though Nepal and China signed the Memorandum of Understanding five years ago.

"We appreciate the vision of the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network. We see them as opportunities for Nepal's infrastructure development and would like to advance this process," the President said, the Global Times reported.

On a different note, President Bhandari said that Nepal and China share a bond of friendship enriched by our common heritage of Buddhist civilization.

"We have deep cultural links across the Himalayas. It goes without saying that we have kept this amity for centuries because of Nepal-China relations are founded on time-tested mutual trust," she said.

Saying that China has been generously supporting Nepal in its development works, the President said that Nepal has always remained committed to the one-China principle and advocated in history for China's rightful place in the United Nations.

"Our mutual trust keeps our relations largely problem-free today. Our areas of mutual cooperation are ever expanding. We need to continue to work for taking this friendship to new heights. I see innumerable possibilities in Nepal-China relations," President Bhandari said, The Global Times reported.