Nepal and China agree on 20-point bilateral cooperation deals (Full list of 20 Instruments included)

Publish date : 13 October, 2019

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Nepal and China have signed and exchanged a 20-point bilateral cooperation instruments on various sectors including Sagarmatha region protection, feasibility Study of China-Nepal Cross-Border Railway Project, establishment of sister-city relationship between Kathmandu and Nanjing and Butwal and X’ian, disaster risk reduction and emergency response, tunnel construction and water supply improvement project in Kathmandu.

The signing and exchange ceremony was witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli following the delegation-level talks held in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Xi, who returned to China on Sunday afternoon after wrapping up a two-day official state visit to Nepal, has also pledged financial assistance of around Rs 56 billion between 2020 and 2022.

He has also assured enhanced connectivity between the two countries while pledging to assist Nepal to transform from lank-locked country to land-linked country.

During his stay, Xi held bilateral talks with President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Nepal Communist Party Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and secretariat members, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina.

The 20-point bilateral cooperation deal reached between China and Nepal are as follows:

Agreement between the Governments of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China on the Boundary Management System
MoU between the Governments of Nepal and the People’s Republic of China on the Exchanges and Cooperation on Governance Capacity Building
Treaty between Nepal and the People’s Republic of China on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
MoU on Mount Sagarmatha/Zhumulangma Protection Cooperation between Nepal and China
MoU on Promoting Key Projects of Investment and Cooperation on Productive Capacity between the National Planning Commission of Nepal and the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China.
Exchange of Note for Setting up a Consulate General of Nepal in Chengdu
MoU between the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal and the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China on Feasibility Study of China-Nepal Cross-Border Railway Project.
Agreement between Kathmandu Metropolitan City of Nepal and Nanjing City of the People’s Republic of China on the Establishment of Sister-City Relationship.
Agreement between Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City of Nepal and Xi’an City of the People’s Republic of China on the Establishment of Sister-City Relationship.
MoU on Cooperation on Traditional Medicine between the Ministry of Health and Population of the Government of Nepal and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China.
MoU between the Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal and the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China Regarding Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response.
MoU on Cooperation between the Supreme People’s Procurator of the People’s Republic of China and Office of the Attorney General of Nepal
Agreement between Tribhuvan University of Nepal and Confucius Institute Headquarters of China on the Establishment of Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University.
Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Citrus Fruits from Nepal to China between the Department of Agriculture of the Government of Nepal and General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China.
MoU between the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of the Government of Nepal and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China on the Establishment of Joint Working Group on Trade
Delivery and Acceptance Certificate for the China-Aid Earthquake Monitoring Network Project in Nepal
MoU on Establishment of Investment Cooperation Working Group between the Ministry of Finance of Nepal and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
MoU between the Ministry of Finance of Nepal and China International Development Cooperation Agency on Tunnels Construction Cooperation
Exchange of Letter for Border Security Equipment and Office Equipment
Minutes of Meeting for Feasibility Investigation of China-Aid Municipal Water Supply Improvement Project in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal