Beijng: Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has sent a congratulatory message to Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. In his congratulatory message, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China and Nepal, which are connected by mountains and rivers, are good neighbors. Strategic Partners have stated that they want to take the partnership to a new height.

On July 13, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed Prime Minister of Nepal. Thus, the late congratulatory message from the neighboring ally China to the newly formed government and the Prime Minister has important significance. China has also given a positive message that it is Nepal’s evergreen neighbor.

Chinese Ambassdor to Nepal Hou yang has also twitted the premier Li’s congratulatory message to his counterpart of Nepal.