Published by: World Tibet Network News, Thursday, June 27, 1996

LHASA (June 27) XINHUA - A senior official of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN, Unified Marxist-Leninist) has reiterated that the CPN has always regarded Tibet as an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.

The CPN has also closely followed Tibet's achievements in economic construction in recent years under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said Radha Mainali, member of the Standing Committee of the CPN Central Committee.

Mainali made these remarks in a recent meeting with Guo Jinlong, deputy secretary of the CPC's Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee.

Mainali, leading a CPN delegation, arrived here June 22 at the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding.

The Nepalese visitors had meetings with Nepalese residing in Tibet, and Chinese officials in charge of economic planning and ethnic affairs.

Mainali said he is happy to see that deep bonds have been forged between the CPC and the Tibetan people, and that the relationship between the communist ideology and religious beliefs has been dealt with successfully.

Guo Jinlong spoke highly of the CPN's position on the Tibetan issue. The Nepalese visitors are scheduled to visit other Chinese cities, including Chengdu in Sichuan Province, Guangzhou and Shantou in Guangdong Province.

Enditem 27/06/96 08:01 GMT