Kathmandu, Sept 3: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is returning home today after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit-2025 at the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister Oli had departed to Tianjin, China on August 30 leading a 23-member Nepali delegation. During the official visit, Prime Minister Oli held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin. Also on the occasion, the Prime Minister addressed the SCO Plus Summit in Tianjin. On the sidelines of the Summit, Prime Minister Oli had bilateral meetings with some world leaders.
Nepal has been a dialogue partner of the organization since 2016. Established in 2001, the SCO has transformed into one of the largest regional organizations in the world.
China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus are its full member states. Afghanistan and Mongolia are the observer nations. Nepal, along with Turkey, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, are the dialogue partners of the SCO.
On the occasion, PM Oli had a meeting with China’s Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing, Likewise, bilateral meetings were held with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, President of the Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Prime Minister of Cambodia Dr Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Sonexay Siphandone and Prime Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.
PM Oli is accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Pant, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey, lawmakers Purna Bahadur Khadka and Chhabilal Bishwakarma, PM’s Economic and Development Advisor Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, and other high-ranking government officials
