The 3rd meeting of the Joint Nepal-China Border Inspection Committee is set to begin in the Chinese capital, Beijing, from Wednesday.

The three-day meeting is the final preparatory meeting for the fieldwork of 3rd phase of joint inspection of the frontiers, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

The upcoming meeting will be an opportunity to work on various documents aimed at facilitating the work procedures of Joint Border Inspection by Nepali and Chinese teams, a MoFA release said.

The first and second phases of joint border inspection were carried out in 1978 and 1988.

Officiating Foreign Secretary Hira Bahadur Thapa will lead the Nepali delegation which includes officials from the Home Ministry, Ministry of Land Reforms and Management, Defence Ministry and Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs.

Next round of joint border inspection will start from April this year which is expected to complete within 2006, MoFA said.