Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Friday.

Prime Minister Dahal is leaving for China from New York on September 23.

According to a Baluwatar source, Ambassador Chen discussed possible agendas of Prime Minister Dahal’s China visit during the meeting.

China has been piling pressure on the Nepal government to implement the BRI project.

Prime Minister Dahal is preparing to sign the BRI project in Beijing without knowing whether it is under loan or grant.

The Nepal and Chinese sides have not disclosed which project will be signed.

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“Prime Minister Dahal is preparing to sign the BRI project during his China visit. But China has also put forward grant projects,” an office bearer of the CPN (Maoist Center) said. “If one project is signed under loan then another will be signed under grant.”

During the meeting today, Prime Minister Dahal and Ambassador Chen also discussed taking the BRI project ahead. Prime Minister Dahal has hinted that he will sign some projects under the BRI.

China has been lobbying with the Nepal government to construct three industrial parks under the BRI project.

A Cabinet meeting will be held at 6 pm today to discuss the possible agendas of China visit and the agreements to be signed between the two countries.

Prime Minister Dahal has been claiming publicly that an agreement will be signed on the game changer project during his China visit.

CPN (Maoist Center) General Secretary Dev Gurung after returning from China had said that efforts are being made to sign agreements on important projects during the Prime Minister’s China visit.

Prime Minister Dahal is leaving for New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly at 6 pm on Saturday.