On Tuesday, Nepal and China jointly announced the newly measured height of Mount Everest to be 8,848.86 meters<\/strong>, up by 86 centimeters from the previous height of 8,848 m.<\/p>\n “We are extremely pleased to make a joint announcement (with China) of the new height of Mt. Everest, that is 8,848.86 meters,” said Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali during a live press conference organized at the Department of Survey.<\/p>\n “China-Nepal relationship would strengthen further in the days to come,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the conference.<\/p>\n