Published by: World Tibet Network News, Sunday, Jun 09, 1996

LHASA (June 9) XINHUA - Raidi, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress, met with a delegation from the Lower House of Nepal's Parliament Saturday night.

The Nepalese delegation, led by Ram Chandra Poudyal, speaker of the Lower House, arrived here Saturday at the invitation of China's National People's Congress.

Raidi said China has always attached importance to the Sino-Nepalese friendly relations and the economic and trade ties between the two countries.

He expressed appreciation of the Nepalese government and parliament for their consistent position of regarding Tibet as an unseparable part of the Chinese territory and not allowing anyone to have any activity to split China on the Nepalese territory.

Ram Chandra Poudyal noted that the Nepalese government has always recognized Tibet, as well as Taiwan, as an unseparable part of the Chinese territory and has always supported China's position in the international stage.

Raidi also gave an account of the economic and social situation in Tibet.