Beijing, Aug. 31: A bilateral meeting has been held between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today expressed Nepal's reservation to the China-India deal to open a trade route through Lipulek pass.

During a meeting with Chinese President Xi at the Tianjin State Guest House upon his arrival to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, the PM explicitly expressed Nepal's opposition to the China-India deal making Lipulek pass, an inseparable part of sovereign Nepal, a trade route between them, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai shared.

PM Oli said, "As Nepal is clear not to let its land being used against any other country; it equally expresses its objection to the consensus by other countries about its (Nepal's) land."

In response, Chinese President Xi stated that he has no dissenting view on Nepal's stance and expressed that the issue to be resolved through dialogue between Nepal and India, according to Foreign Secretary Rai.

Rai also stated that diverse issues of friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries were discussed at the meeting and a consensus was forged to activate both countries' mechanisms to deepen our relations and cooperation.