Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday met Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing.
PM Prachanda and Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party, discussed the bilateral relations.
According to the Xinhua news agency, PM Prachanda also met Chinese PM Wen Jiabao this afternoon.
During the meeting, Chinese PM Jiabao congratulated Prachanda on being elected as prime minister and said that China respected the social system and way of development Nepal had chosen according to its situation.
PM Jiabao stressed on strengthening the Nepal-China relations established since centuries, noting that China would work with Nepal to further the reciprocal cooperation in various fields that would benefit the two peoples, said reports.
In response, PM Prachanda said the friendship between China and Nepal had endured the test of time. He added that the Nepali government and people are striving for national stability and economic development, and hoped to get support and cooperation from China.
PM Prachanda had reached Beijing on Saturday with an 11-member team to attend the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympics 2008.