BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will pay an official visit to China from Dec. 26 to 31 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said at a regular press briefing Tuesday that it would be Nepal's first official visit to China since he was elected prime minister in May.

    Wen and other Chinese leaders would hold talks with Nepal, Jiang said, adding the detailed schedule was still under discussion.

    In response to a question on whether Nepal would discuss his country's domestic situation with Chinese leaders during his visit, Jiang said the Nepali domestic situation was the internal affair of the country.

    "As a friendly neighbor, China sincerely expects to see the realization of political stability and economic growth of Nepal at an early date," said Jiang.

    China-Nepal relations had developed with sustained, stable and sound momentum, said Jiang, citing frequent exchanges and increased mutually beneficial cooperation.

    Jiang said China's established policy was to consolidate and develop good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations with Nepal on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence.

    Nepal's visit would hopefully consolidate China-Nepal friendship, promote bilateral friendly exchanges and reciprocal cooperation, Jiang said.