Nepal tells Li it's ready for Belt and Road

China is willing to maintain high-level exchanges with Nepal and enhance connectivity and capacity cooperation under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.

Li made the remark when meeting with Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Nepal's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who is on a six-day visit to Beijing.

"China and Nepal share a long-standing friendship and China wishes stability and sound development for Nepal," Li said.