Kathmandu, Aug. 27
Prime Minister Mr. K P Sharma Oli is embarking
on a visit to China from August 30 to September 3 to attend Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th
anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against
Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War.
He is invited by Chinese President Xi
Jinping and will be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet
with President Xi in Tianjin. He will address the SCO Plus Summit in Tianjin on
September 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed in a statement on
Wednesday.
On the sidelines of SCO Summit, the Prime
Minister will meet some world leaders attending the Summit.
Likewise, Prime Minister Oli will meet with
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing on September 2.
According to the MoFA, he will also
participate in commemorative events to be organised in Beijing to mark the 80th
Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against
Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War on September 3.
The entourage of the PM will comprise
Raghuji Pant, Minister for Education, Science and Technology; Badri Prasad
Pandey, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; Purna Bahadur Khadka,
Member of the Parliament; Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Economic and Development
Advisor to the Prime Minister; Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Member of Parliament; and
high-ranking government officials.
PM Oli and his delegation will return to
Kathmandu on September 3.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 28 August 2025.
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