Congratulatory Message on the National Day of Nepal
(February 17, 1959)

Kathmandu
His Majesty King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva of Nepal:

On the happy occasion of the National Day of Your esteemed country, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Chinese people and in my own name, warm congratulations to Your Majesty and to the people of Nepal. I am deeply convinced that the traditional friendship between China and Nepal will continue to develop and be consolidated on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. I wish Your Majesty and the people of Nepal new achievements in the cause of pursuing national prosperity and safeguarding peace in Asia and the world.

Mao Zedong
Chairman of the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, February 17, 1959