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Posted: 2006-11-09 19:12:00   

Hi globies



I have just read this article in the Himalayan Travel Trade Journal



This is a copy from the article:



China agrees to extend railway to Nepal



China has agreed to extend its railway network in the Tibet Autonomous Region to the Nepalese side, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs K. P. Sharma Oli said on his return home after a week-long visit to the People's Republic of China in early September.



Oli said that China was positive about extending the railway line to Panchkhal via Kodari or to Trishuli via Kyirong. The plan, he said, was proposed to develop either of the two places as a "special economic zone".



China's newly built railway to Tibet is to be extended some 270 km from Lhasa to the region's second largest city of Shigatse in 2007. The project is expected to take three years. The railroad connects Lhasa with Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, and is 1,956 km long. The highest point on the route is 5,072 m above sea level.



The city of Shigatse, located at an altitude of about 3,900 m, is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama. Shigatse prefecture is an important production base for agriculture and animal husbandry in Tibet. The prefecture borders India, Nepal and Bhutan in the south. From Shigatse, the railway is to be extended to the border between China and Nepal.



Earlier, on his way to Beijing, the Deputy Prime Minister had stopped over in Lhasa. During talks, Qiangbu Puncog, Chairman of the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, said Tibet is a remote place that is looking forward to being connected to South Asia. The railway extension will promote business exchanges, he said.



Deputy Prime Minister Oli also used his trip to Beijing to boost tourism. He met Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) Shao Qiwei and requested him to issue visas to individuals instead of in groups in order to increase the flow of tourists to and from China.



The Nepalese side also requested the Chinese side to open the Kyirong and Nangpala entry points to trekkers and allow charter flights to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.



Oli expressed the hope that China would consider positively Nepal's proposal to waive visa fees for Nepalese nationals on a reciprocal basis. Nepal does not charge visa fees from Chinese nationals visiting the country. Nepal has also requested China to waive travel permits for Nepalese nationals traveling to and from Mainland China via Lhasa.



To see the article on the internet see



http://www.httj.com.np/oct_2006/nepal_happening.htm



China will indeed invade Nepal after all!

Take care

Isabelle





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