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The six-member Chinese experts team arrived in the Nepali capital Kathmandu on the 27th of December for a feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway, a solid step forward to turn Nepal from a land-locked to a land-linked country, and smooth out cross-border trade and investment.
The planned China-Nepal cross-border railway will also boost Trans-Himalayan Multi Dimensional Connectivity within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Chinese experts arrive in Kathmandu for a feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway. December 27, 2022. /Xinhua
The feasibility study of the cross-border railway, which links the Chinese border town of Kerung with Kathmandu, shall be conducted by China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group.
"As the first batch of experts, our arrival in Kathmandu marks new progress in the feasibility study project," said Feng Dequan, team leader of the feasibility study project in an interview with Xinhua News Agency. Noting that the cross-border railway project crosses the Himalayas where terrain and geological conditions are extremely complex, Feng described it as a project with "world-class engineering difficulties".
Aman Chitrakar, a spokesman for the Nepalese railways department said that the feasibility study process will be advanced in collaboration with the Chinese experts and the Department.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka in Qingdao, Shandong Province, August 10, 2022./Chinese Foreign Ministry
On August 10, 2022, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and announced that China will use aid funds for Nepal to support the feasibility study of the China-Nepal cross-border railway, and will send experts to Nepal to conduct the survey work within this year.
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