Until now the Madhesi leaders have only met Indian officials seeking support for their demands and agitation.

According to Suman, Wu told Madhesi leaders that he has noted their concerns and reiterated the necessity for improved people-to-people relations between the two countries.

Oli will visit China next week during which he is expected to finalise agreements on importing fuel and gas besides transit and transportation deal to facilitate entry of Chinese goods into landlocked Nepal through Tibet.

Madhesis, who are largely of Indian-origin, organised a nearly six-month violent protest campaign also imposing a trade blockade with India over the newly-promulgated Constitution which they said discriminated against them.

They only withdrew the campaign that crippled essential supplies to the Himalayan nation and left over 50 people dead, after the Constitution was amended to include their participation in government institutions in proportion to their population and fresh delineation of electoral constituencies.


- PTI