Ahead of an US official visit to Nepal, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi has paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the duo discussed bilateral and mutual relations of the two countries.
On the occasion, she thanked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba through Home Minister Khand on successfully holding the local level elections.
The Ambassador said that she also visited many polling stations on the voting day and was happy to see people taking part in the elections.
In response, Minister Khand said that the government has now started preparations for formulating budget for the new fiscal year.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya is set to visit Nepal from May 17 – 22 to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals, and to advance humanitarian priorities.