PM Dahal to visit China to attend Olympic concluding ceremony
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is set to leave for China on Saturday to
take part in the concluding ceremony of Beijing Olympic, source said.
This will be Dahal's first foreign tour as Prime Minister.
Chinese ambassador to Nepal Zheng Xiangling had met him on Sunday and
invited him to visit China to attend the concluding ceremony of the
Olympic Games.
Nepal could not send its top state representative to Olympic opening
ceremony due to political stalemate.
It is rare for a Nepali prime minister choosing a country other than India
for his maiden foreign tour.
However, India was the first country to invite the new PM. A delegation of
Indian political leaders that is currently in Nepal met Dahal today and
forwarded him Indian premier Dr Manmohan Singh's invitation for a tour to
India. nepalnews.com mk Aug 18 08
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