12. Oct 2009
Nepali PM calls for railway extension to Kathmandu
(Indianserver.com) The Prime Minister of Nepal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, has urged Beijing to extend the Golmud-Lhasa railway line to Kathmandu. "The economic ties between Nepal and China could be taken to a new height if the railway line that has reached up to Lhasa from mainland China could be extended up to Kathmandu, and economic infrastructure could be developed on the Himalayan transit points between Nepal and China", the Prime Minister Nepal said. He made the comments during the inauguration of a Chinese cultural festival in Kathmandu. He also reiterated his government's position on Tibetan exiles protesting against China. "I would like to assure our Chinese friends to become assured on behalf of Nepal that the Himalayan republic will not allow any anti-China activities on its soil", he said.