Lela Mani Paudyal, Nepal's ambassador
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Lela Mani Paudyal said China is a major contributor to global economic growth, the second-largest contributor of foreign direct investment, the largest tourist generating country and a major contributor of assistance to the developing world.
"I hope the meeting will bring about pragmatic and effective policies to protect the environment while augmenting economic development, and adopt pragmatic policies to help peacefully resolve conflicts around the globe," he told China Daily.
The diplomat said he was most impressed by China's efforts over the past years in poverty alleviation, anti-corruption, and the Belt and Road Initiative.
"Bringing hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the past 30 years is a highly commendable job," he said.
He also said the initiative provides alternative development models that aim at bringing global prosperity with inclusion and harmony among people of different countries, ethnicities and cultures. In his opinion, the major priorities of the Chinese government this year should be to further enhance its constructive engagement in global governance in the areas of prosperity, harmony and peace.
