Nepal leader eager to visit

KATHMANDU: Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda said yesterday he hopes to visit China soon and seek inspiration in Chairman Mao's hometown Shaoshan.

"I am very eager to visit China," the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) told China Daily at his residence.

"When our communication minister was there (in China) he was instructed to prepare for my visit. I hope I will soon be in Beijing," Prachanda said, referring to Maoist senior leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara's low-profile visit to Beijing earlier this month.