On the afternoon of January, 8th, 2014, CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin met with H.E. Mr. Mahesh Kumar Maskey, the ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to China.

President Li Xiaolin welcomed Ambassador Maskey to visit the CPAFFC, and briefed him about the major works on people-to-people contact, establishment of friendship cities, Sino-foreign cultural exchanges that has done by the CPAFFC since its establishment 60 years ago, as well as series programs of 2014 China-Nepal Cities Culture Dialogue being held in Nepal by the time.

Ambassador Maskey thanked President Li Xiaolin for finding time for the meeting in her tight schedule. He said, Nepal always cherished the friendly relation with China, especially the cooperation and contact with the CPAFFC. He deemed cultural exchanges greatly significant to people-to-people friendship and development of bilateral relation. He also expressed that, long before he took his post in China, he had heard about the important role as a platform the CPAFFC played in people-to-people contact between China and Nepal, and finally his wish of visiting the CPAFFC was granted on this day. Ambassador Maskey told President Li Xiaolin that, there was a debate on how to choose the social developing mode in Nepal. Since the development of China had achieved great result in recent years, he suggested the both sides to hold seminars and exchanges to enhance the mutual understanding and further promote the relation between China and Nepal. Besides, Ambassador Maskey also invited President Li Xiaolin to attend the Nepal Cultural Festival which will be held in Beijing this year.

President Li Xiaolin said, Nepal and China are friendly neighboring countries, China’s development has brought opportunities of development to the neighboring countries including Nepal. The both sides could explore and hold academic discussions and cultural exchanges with the theme of mutual trust, cooperation and all win.

The both sides were willing to consolidate and develop the cooperation in culture, especially the contact and cooperation of high-level scholars, based on the Memo on cooperation signed by the CPAFFC and Nepal World Culture Net, so as to jointly promote the all-around partnership passed on from generation to generation of the two countries.