Speaker Gharti returns after China trip

Nepal's first female Speaker of the parliament Onsari Gharti Magar today returned home after her week-long visit to China where she discussed bilateral ties with the Chinese Vice-Premier and invited investment from traders.
Gharti hadflown to China's northwestern province of Gansu on September 18 to attend the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Culture Expo (SRICE).
During her visit, Gharti had a meeting with Chinese Vice-PremierLiu Yandong in which they discussed bilateral ties, including the Chinese President Xi Jinping's proposed visit to Nepal, according to a statement issued by the Speaker's office.
Xi was expected to pay an official visit to Nepal within a couple of months at the invitation of Nepal's president Bidya Bhandari.

Gharti also visited Yunnan, the southwestern province of China, on September 22 and 23 following the conclusion of expo.
She also held a meeting with Yunnan Province Governor Chen Hao.
During the meeting, Gharti also invitedChinese investors and traders to invest in Nepal.