China has
agreed to provide 150 million RMB (Rs 2.4 billion) to Nepal Army in next three
years as part of China’s Provision of Military Assistance Gratis to Nepal.
The deputy prime
minister and defence minister Ishwar Pokharel and his Chinese counterpart Wei
Fenghe signed an agreement for the assistance in Beijing on Saturday, according
to a press note issued by the Defense Ministry. “The assistance will be used
for humanitarian and disaster relief works.
China has increased its military assistance, mainly non-lethal assistance, to Nepal Army in recent years.
China has increased its military assistance, mainly non-lethal assistance, to Nepal Army in recent years.
Earlier,
China had announced 150 million RMB (Rs 2.4 billion) in assistance to Nepal
Army for humanitarian and disaster relief works as part of its package
assistance for post-earthquake reconstruction during the visit of Chinese defence
minister and state councilor general Chang Wanquan in 2017.
During his
meeting with Fenghe, minister Pokharel said that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s
visit has taken Nepal-China relations to new heights. He also reiterated
Nepal’s commitment for ‘One-China Policy’.
Fenghe, on
his part, praised friendly relations between Nepal Army and the People’s
Liberation Army of China, and said that his government was eager to support
Nepal Army in capacity building.
The
assistance was first announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent
two-day Nepal visit.
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