尼泊爾前總理、尼泊爾共產黨(聯社)資深領導人賈拉·納特·卡納爾(Jhala Nath Khanal)近期接受中新網專訪時表示，推動跨喜馬拉雅立體互聯互通網絡建設，如中尼跨境鐵路項目，將助力尼泊爾完成從“陸鎖國”到“陸聯國”的轉變，同時構建中華文明和南亞文明之間交流的重要橋梁。

　　此外，卡納爾指出，尼泊爾水力資源豐富，具有發展水電的良好條件，他期待在水電等清潔能源領域，尼中兩國能展開更密切的合作。(林卓瑋)

　　The trans-Himalayan connectivity projects, epitomized by the China-Nepal cross-border railway project, would facilitate Nepal’s transition from a landlocked country to a land-linked one, contributing to the exchanges between the two ancient civilizations—the Chinese civilization and South Asia civilization, said Jhala Nath Khanal, Nepal’s former Prime Minister and a senior leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist), in an exclusive interview with China News Network recently.

　　Khanal was referring to China's Belt and Road Initiative.He emphasized the great potential for hydropower and clean energy development in Nepal and expects more projects to be carried out with China.

責任編輯：【彭大偉】