BEIJING (TIP): Nepal can be a bridge between China and India, President Xi Jinping said and asserted that it is in the common interest of the “two big neighbours” that Nepal enjoys stability and development.

“Nepal can be a bridge between China and India,” Xi told visiting Prime Minister K P Oli when the Nepalese leader called on him here after a landmark transit agreement was signed between the two countries that will reduce Nepal’s dependence on India for supplies.

On his maiden visit to China close on the heels of his recent visit to India, Oli held wide-ranging talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and called on President Xi.

Talking about the trilateral China-Nepal-India relationship, Xi said he hopes Nepal will benefit from development in China and India.