A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday kicked off a tour to three South Asian nations -- Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, as a representative of the CPC, will attend the eighth congress of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) at the invitation of the latter.

Liu and his delegation will also pay goodwill visits to Bangladesh and Pakistan at the invitation of Bangladesh Awami League and Pakistan People's Party.

(Xinhua News Agency Feburary 14, 2009)