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Minister Mehta lauded the support provided by the Chinese government to Nepal in times of both happiness and sorrow, as well as its contributions to various projects in the health sector, and extended her best wishes for the newly appointed Ambassador&#8217;s tenure. She stated that Nepal would learn from China&#8217;s commendable development and move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Chang congratulated the Nepal government on its formation with a strong mandate and expressed his best wishes for the government&#8217;s tenure, hoping it would make great strides in Nepal&#8217;s economic and social development. He conveyed the Chinese government&#8217;s readiness to assist Nepal in its priority sectors. 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