Kathmandu, Aug 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has departed to Tianjin, China today, leading a 23-member Nepali delegation to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit-2025 at the cordial invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Oli was seen off by Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakashman Singh, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhakar, Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, and Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal at the VVIP lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport.
High-ranking government officials, representatives from the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and the National Investigation Department, as well as representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, were present at the airport to bid farewell to the Prime Minister. Earlier, a contingent of the Nepal Army had offered a guard of honour to the PM.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to participate in commemorative events to be organized in Beijing to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance on September 3. The Foreign Ministry stated that Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin.
Prime Minister Oli will address the SCO Plus Summit in Tianjin on 1 September. On the sidelines of SCO Summit, the Prime Minister will meet some world leaders attending the Summit.
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, Prime Minister Oli will also meet with some world leaders participating in the summit. Similarly, Prime Minister Oli will meet with China’s Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on September 2.
During the summit, Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of various friendly nations on bilateral and other priority issues.
As informed, bilateral meetings have been scheduled 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 high-ranking government officials, the Foreign Ministry said. Prime Minister and his delegation will return to Kathmandu on September 3
