Kathmandu: Nepal Communist Party (UML) secretary General, including 22 members, are set to embark on a 12-day visit to China. A high-level delegation led by Secretary General Shankar Pokharel is scheduled to undertake a goodwill trip to China.

Upon the invitation of the Communist Party of China, Pokharel’s team will depart for China on Saturday night. The delegation includes members of the party’s Central Committee, such as Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, a member of the Standing Committee and Chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs, as well as Rajendra Gautam, a member of the Standing Committee and Chief of the Publicity Department.

During the visit, the delegation will tour three major cities in Peoples republic of China, including Chongqing, Beijing, and Shanghai. The visit is expected to address various dimensions of bilateral relations between Nepal and China, as well as explore the party-to-party ties between Nepal’s NCP (UML) and the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The list of participating members in the delegation is as follows:

1. Shankar Pokharel, Secretary General
2. Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Member of the Standing Committee and Chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs
3. Rajendra Prasad Gautam, Member of the Standing Committee and Chief of the Publicity and Publication Department
4. Jwala Kumari Sah, Member of the Politburo and Member of the House of Representatives
5. Ram Bahadur Magar (Ram Rana), Central Member and Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
6. Tukabhadra Hamal, Central Member and Chair of All Nepal Women’s Association
7. Sahadev Bogati, Central Member
8. Niraj Prasad Acharya, Central Member
9. Manjudevi Gurung, Central Member and Deputy Mayor, Pokhara Metropolitan City
10. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Central Member
11. Rachana Khadka, Central Member
12. Bhagwati Thapa Kshetri, Central Member
13. Manavir Rai, Central Member/Member of the House of Representatives
14. Kapildev Pokharel, Central Member
15. Laxman Kumar Sharma, Secretary, GFONT
16. Pitambar Bhushal, Chairman, Arghakhanchi District Committee
17. Kshitij Thewe, Chairman, Youth Association Nepal
18. Samik Kumar Badal, Chairman, ANNFSU
19. Gopal Khanal, Member, Foreign Affairs Department
20. Humakumari DC, Member of the Provincial Committee/Deputy Mayor, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan, Office Secretariat
21. Rajesh Rai
22. Saroj Kumar Regmi