On August 24, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse with Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", who is here for the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Hu welcomed Prachanda to the Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony and expressed thanks for the support of the Nepalese government and people for the Beijing Games. Prachanda congratulated the Chinese government and people on their successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games, adding that the Beijing Games has turned over a new leaf in Olympic history and the Nepalese people feel proud for the Chinese.

China and Nepal are "good neighbors, good friends and good partners", said Hu. "The two countries have established a good-neighborly partnership and enjoyed friendship generation upon generation," he added. Nepal has recently held Constituent Assembly (CA) election successfully and is now striving to build a new Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The Chinese government attaches great importance to developing good-neighborly friendship and cooperative relations with Nepal and respects the social system and path of development chosen independently by Nepal. China also supports Nepal's efforts in safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, Hu said. He added that the Chinese government is ready to continue to provide every possible help in Nepal's economic and social development and promote the long-term and stable development of the Sino-Nepalese good neighborly partnership. The two countries should maintain close communication and cooperation on relevant issues, in a bid to contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity, the Chinese president said.

Prachanda said his country gives top priority to developing good-neighborly friendship and cooperative ties with China. Nepal takes China as a reliable friend and expects more help from the Chinese side in order to achieve permanent peace and promote economic development in Nepal. Prachanda said his country looks forward to conducting cooperation with China on infrastructure construction, tourism and investment. He said Nepal is willing to cement cooperation with China and elevate bilateral ties to a new high.

During the meeting, the Chinese president thanked Nepal for adhering to the one-China policy and firmly supporting China on issues related to Tibet. Prachanda said Nepal will firmly adhere to the one-China policy and will never allow any activity detrimental to China's interests in its territory.

Hu thanked the Nepalese government and people for their sympathy and support following the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province on May 12. Prachanda wished the people in the quake-hit areas would rebuild their homes at an early date.

Ling Jihua, Wang Huning and Dai Bingguo attended the meeting.