Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka, and China's Administrator of National Energy Administration (NEA), Wang Hongzhi, held a meeting today.

They caught up during the energy-ministerial meeting of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation organized at Ningbo city of Zhejiang Province in China.

On the occasion, Minister Khadka said the meeting of SCO Member States organized by the Chinese government had helped in the development of Nepal's energy sector.

He congratulated and thanked the Chinese government for organizing the energy ministerial meeting successfully.

They discussed the various issues including the long-term friendly relations between Nepal and China, mutual trust and further strengthening cooperation in the energy sector, said Joint-Secretary at the Energy Ministry, Sagar Raj Adhikari, who also participated in the meeting.

Administrator Hongzhi shared that the Chinese government was committed to provide necessary technical and financial support for the development of energy infrastructures of Nepal.