Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who is on an official visit to China since Saturday, has arrived in Lhasa of China's autonomous region Tibet.
Dahal, who flew from Chongqing this morning, landed at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport at 12.05 (local time), according to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat. He was welcomed by Chen Yongchi, the Executive Vice President of the Tibetan Government and the Tibet Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
PM Dahal will attend an interaction scheduled to take place at Lhasa-based Office of Consulate General of Nepal this afternoon.
Also today, PM Dahal is set to visit Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Tibet.
The Prime Minister is also having a bilateral meeting with Secretary of Communist Party of China Xizang autonomous regional committee, Wang Junzheng.
The PM entourage comprises Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prasad Saud, Minister for Water Supply Mahindra Raya Yadav, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala and others.
Earlier, PM Dahal had arrived in Chongqing city from Beijing on Tuesday. He held a meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) central member and also enquired about the initiatives taken by the Chongqing Metropolis in agriculture sector.
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