Chair of Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda says Belt and Road Initiatives beneficial to Nepal

September 15 : Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said Nepal should not delay in forwarding the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) initiated by China because it was related to collective development and connectivity.

At a programme named ‘BRI Dialogue’ organized by Nepal Intellectuals’ Organization here today, Chairman Dahal argued that there was no military alliance in the BRI but an initiative of collective development and social harmony. So, involvement on it could be beneficial for Nepal’s development, he suggested. “BRI’s vision is the prosperity of human being with social harmony. It is not for any country’s will to be superpower.

On the occasion, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said although Nepal has not made a stride at a time when it has already signed the BRI project, the government was leading the activities of long-term interest with the consensus of all political parties in the wake of new constitution, federalism and the political stability. He admitted that the BRI project was not accelerated in Nepal due to inadequate human resources and lack of laws at all levels of government. However, relations with China and India had strengthened, he asserted.