Kathmandu- Vice President of SAARC Chamber Chandiraj Dhakal has said that South Asian countries should expand business relations with China.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ’16th China-South Asia Business Forum’ held in Kunming, China, Vice President Dhakal emphasized that South Asian countries must expand business relations with China.

He said that the forum should be accepted as a proper opportunity for CCPIT. “If economic, investment and business opportunities can be implemented in China and South Asian countries through the discussion in the forum, we can get bilateral benefits from this,” he said.

Also emphasizing on the need to make the growing Nepal-China relationship commercial, he said, ‘There are many opportunities to advance the growing relationship between Nepal and China into a bilateral business relationship. With this, the relations with the neighboring countries will be further strengthened, and it seems that relief will also come in improving the economy of the declining country.

The President, Vice President, Vice President of CCPIT, President of SAARC, President of FNCCI, Businessmen of Yunnan participated in the ceremony and there was a significant presence of businessmen from Nepal.