KATHMANDU, Oct. 12: Nepal and China agreed to upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership of cooperation featuring ever-lasting friendship for development and prosperity, according to China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency.
The two countries forged consensus when visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu on Saturday evening, Xinhua reported.
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