The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Wu Chuntai , arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday

KATHMANDU, MAR 07 - The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Wu Chuntai , arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday to take up his first ambassadorial assignment.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Chinese embassy received Wu, 50, at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Wu will present his Letters of Credence to President Ram Baran Yadav on Monday.

Wu previously served as Deputy Director General of the Department of External Security Affairs at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.

According to the website of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the newly-appointed ambassador said in a meeting with Vice-Chairman Li Lu that Nepal is of great strategic significance to China despite its small size and that top Chinese leaders accord great importance to it.

Outgoing Ambassador Yang Houlan has already left for Beijing to take up his new assignment as Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar.

Posted on: 2013-03-07 11:59

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