The Tenth session of China-Nepal Inter Government Economic and Trade Committee Meeting (IGETC) was held on Tuesday in Kathmandu.

The Chinese delegation led by Wang Chao, Assistant Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, and the Nepali delegation led by Vidyadhar Mallik, the Secretary of Finance of Nepal, held the meeting in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

Welcoming the Chinese delegation, Mallik expressed the strong desire of the Nepali Government to broaden and deepen the bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

During the meeting, the two sides have reviewed the development of bilateral trade, economic and technical cooperation after the ninth IGETC, and expressed the desire of further strengthening and promoting the bilateral friendly cooperation, and signed a Minutes.

Agreement of Economic and Technical Cooperation to support Nepal's economic development and two Letters of Exchange about technical support for an X-ray inspection system and logistic support for the Constitutional Assembly Election by China were also signed.

The Chinese delegation will call on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, and Minister of Finance Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister of Industrial, Commercial and Supplies Rajendra Mahato. 　

(Xinhua News Agency July 25, 2007)