Chinese State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day official visit to Nepal on Friday.

Leading a 25-member delegation, he landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at around 5 pm today.

Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal welcomed him at the airport.

During his visit to Nepal, Minister Wang is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

Wang, who arrived in Nepal at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart Narayan Khadka, will also hold separate meetings with former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and former Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

He is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his Nepali counterpart Khadka, leading their respective delegations on March 26.

Photos: Ministry of Foreign Affairs