Nepal to participate in OBOR meeting

Kathmandu: Nepal has confirmed it will participate in the One Belt One Road (OBOR) Conference in China next month, a media report said on Friday.
The Nepali side on Thursday communicated to the Chinese authorities that Kathmandu is sending a high-level delegation to the conference, according to Rishi Raj Adhikari, Foreign Relations Adviser to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the Kathmandu Post reported.
The conference will start on May 14.
Officials are continuing efforts to sign an agreement with China during the conference for Nepal to become part of OBOR, a flagship foreign policy initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara will lead the Nepali delegation to the conference. Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat and Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi held a series of meetings with Chinese Ambassador Yu Hong in order to narrow down differences and to agree on a text that Nepal can sign at the conference. (IANS)