Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming paid a courtesy call on National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal on Monday. 

During the meeting held at Chair Dahal's office in Singha Durbar, they discussed matters including relations between the two countries, parliamentary cooperation, mutual assistance and contemporary issues. 

Talking about long-standing relations between Nepal and China, Chair Dahal viewed the relations between the two countries are strong and deep not only at diplomatic level but also at people-to-people level. 

He mentioned that formation of a new government is in the process after completion of the election to the House of Representatives on March 5 in Nepal. 

The NA Chairperson also lauded the Chinese support to Nepal's development, according to Dahal's Secretariat. 

On the occasion, Ambassador Zhang shared that friendly relations based on mutual interest have been maintained since establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal. 

Collaboration and cooperation between the two countries have remarkably increased and the relations between the two countries have reached a new height after the exchange of presidential visits of both countries, he argued.  

NA Secretary Tul Bahadur Kandel, employees at Foreign Ministry and Federal Parliament Secretariat and the officials of the Chinese Embassy were present in the meeting.