Chairman of the UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is scheduled to leave for a five-day visit to China on Monday*, according to Dahal's personal aide Shiva Khakural. He is returning on March 27.

Khakurel informed that Dahal is visiting China on the invitation of the Communist Party of China. A delegation including Dahal's wife Sita Dahal and General Secretary of UCPN (Maoist) Krishna Bahadur Mahara will accompany him.