Province no 3 and Lanzhou become sister cities

Kathmandu, May 13: An agreement has been signed between Province No 3 and Lanzhou of Gansu province in China today to develop relations between these two provinces at people-to-people level.

Towards this, the representatives from two sides signed an agreement to cultivate sister city relations between Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Lanzhou. They agreed to undertake initiatives enabling mutual benefits between the two cities at the local level.

Chief Minister of Province no 3 Dormani Poudel and KMC Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya and governor of Gansu province Tang Renjian and Deputy Chief Kaiun signed the memorandum of understanding. Lanzhou is the capital city of Gansu province in the northwest in China.

On the occasion, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Chakrapani Khanal underscored the need to seek new possibilities and areas for the economic development and prosperity of people of Nepal and China.

Deputy Chief Kaiun expressed his confidence that today’s agreement would aid in promoting the ties between the two countries at people-to-people level. (RSS)