Kathmandu, Jan 3 (TIWN) Ten months after signing the Protocol on Implementing the Agreement on Transit and Transportation between Nepal and China, Beijing has officially notified Kathmandu that it has completed all domestic legal procedures which means that it would come into effect from February 1, it was reported.

Nepal and China signed the transit protocol in Beijing on April 29, during the visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari.  Upon completing all domestic procedures, Nepal, on Aug 9, notified China and had been waiting for a notification from Beijing.  According to officials familiar with developments, China notified the Nepali Embassy in Beijing on Dec 25. The embassy then forwarded the notification to Kathmandu and acknowledged the same to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Dec 31, said officials.