Chinese President Xi Jinping sent an invitation, on Monday, to the top leaders of South Asia to hold a virtual summit.

The virtual summit is scheduled for Tuesday and would be conducted through the Chinese video conferencing platform, Zoom.

The Meeting is scheduled at 6 PM (GMT +5:45), according to a Nepali official.

The meeting is being held on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party.

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been confirmed to attend the meeting.

Xi Jinping will be the main speaker of the meeting while the other leaders would speak for five minutes each.