Sun Heyan, Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, has arrived in Kathmandu.

The delegation led by Sun Haiyan arrived in Nepal via neighboring Bangladesh for a four-day visit to Nepal.The team reached Bangladesh last Tuesday after visiting the Maldives. During her visit to Bangladesh, Haiyan met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday.This is the first high-level visit by the Chinese side after the formation of a new government in Bangladesh.

Before that, she had a meeting with the President of the Maldives last Monday, Mohammed Maizu. Some bilateral agreements have also been made in that regard.After visiting Dhaka, the team led by Deputy Minister Haiyan landed in Nepal on Friday afternoon.

During their visit to Nepal, the Chinese team is scheduled to meet with the top leaders of various parties including President Ram Chandra Paudel, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda.Deputy Minister Sun is also scheduled to hold a group discussion with leaders of various parties at Hotel Solti this Sunday.