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KATHMANDU: President of PeopleRepublic of China, Xi Jinping, wraps up his two-day state visit to Nepal, a first in 23 years for a Chinese President, with an aim to boost bilateral ties.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with his delegation, left for China today by an Air China aircraft, concluding his 20 hour visit, which has strengthen Sino-Nepal relations.

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Vice President Nanda Kishor Pun, along with various ministries were present at the airport to bid farewell to Xi Jinping.

High level delegation talks were held with multiple leaders during his two day state visit where leaders of both the nations signed various Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) including trans-himalayan railway, infrastructure projects, technical university among others.

President Bhandari hosted a state banquet in honour of her Chinese counterpart including many high ranking officials at Megha Malhar Hall at Soaltee Crowne yesterday.

The final meeting which was held today with PM Oli focused on all aspects of Nepal-China relations, marking the end of President Xiprogramme in the capital.

The Chinese President also met with the president of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba where he discussed ways to strengthen the ages-old bilateral ties between Nepal and China.

Furthermore, a one-to-one meeting with the co-chair of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal was held in the morning.

In his two-day visit, Kathmandu turned into a fortress for 2 days bringing traffic in the capital to a halt for dignitaries.

Various places in the capital including, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Tinkune, Baneshwar, Babarmahal, Naxal, Tripureshwar, Bhadrakali, Kesharmahal, Durbarmarga, Sundhara, Nagpokhari, Hattisar, Kalimati, Solteemode was decorated to welcome Chinese dignitaries. Streets were transformed by planting flowers and streetpoles were adorned with portraits of Bhandari and Jinping.

It is expected that Xi Jinpingvisit will further help promote Nepalmega campaign of Visit Nepal Year 2020.

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KATHMANDU: Police have arrested 22 free-Tibet movement campaigners and human rights activists from Kathmandu over the past three days. They were planning to hold protests during Chinese President Xi Jinpingvisit to Nepal.

According to Metropolitan Police Range, Teku, five persons were arrested from Swoyambhu, nine from Bouddha, six from Pharping and two from an undisclosed location in Kathmandu. Police said those arrested from Bouddha were wearing track suits with ‘Free Tibet& slogan. Others were carrying Tibetan flags and bags with ‘Free Tibet& slogans.

Eleven of those arrested were Tibetan refugees while others were Nepalis, according to police.

Tenzing Lama, a Nepali citizen and a human rights activist, was arrested by police on October 10 from his residence in Thamel. Lama is receiving treatment at Manmohan Hospital under police custody since Friday.

Another human rights activist, BP Poudel, was arrested from Kathmandu on Saturday, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Hobindra Bogati.

However, some of those arrested from Bouddha were released on Saturday afternoon, according to a police source. Indra Prasad Aryal, chairman of Human Rights Organisation-Nepal, told THT that three police personnel had been deployed at his Balaju residence for the last three days. &They constantly keep an eye on me and follow all my movements. As a result I could not raise the human rights issues of Tibetan people,& he said. Police have stepped up security around monasteries in Kathmandu to prevent protests against the Chinesepresidentvisit or raising Tibetan issues, as Nepal is committed to one-China policy.

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KATHMANDU: High-level official delegation talks between Nepal and China have begun.

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have been leading the delegations from China and Nepal respectively in the meeting which is to be focused on all aspects of Nepal-China relations.

The delegation led by Prime Minister Oli comprises senior officials of various Ministries while Chinese President Xidelegation includes Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Ambassador for Nepal, Hou Yanqi.

Following the talks, bilateral agreements and over a dozen Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are to be signed in the witness of President Xi and Prime Minister Oli.

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