Kathmandu, June 26: Visiting Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong today paid a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel.     

In the meeting held at the Office of the President in Shital Niwas, matters relating to Nepal-China relations and mutual interests and concerns were discussed, according to the Office of the President.     

On occasion, President Paudel said China has remained a major development partner of Nepal for a long, acknowledging China’s assistance to Nepal’s development endeavours for over seven decades.     

Sun has been on a three-day official visit to Nepal beginning on Monday to attend the 16th meeting of the Nepal-China Foreign Secretary Level Diplomatic Consultation Mechanism. (RSS)