PM Oli leaves for four-day official visit to China (With photos)

KATHMANDU:  Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Beijing for a four-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China. The PM embarked on the visit to neighbouring friendly country China at the friendly invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Prime Minister Oli was bid farewell by Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakash Man Singh and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak at the VVIP lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport.

Likewise, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, high-ranking officials of the Government of Nepal and the chiefs of security agencies also reached the airport to see off Prime Minister Oli.

Earlier, Prime Minister Oli was presented with a guard of honour by a unit of the Nepali Army.

During his stay in Beijing, Prime Minister Oli will call on Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He will discuss various issues of bilateral interest in his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li. Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to meet China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji.

During the visit, Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to address a programme organised at Peking University and the Nepal-China Business Forum jointly organized by the Nepali Embassy in Beijing, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Nepal Federation of Commerce and Industry.

The Nepali delegation led by Prime Minister Oli includes his spouse Radhika Shakya, Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, Prime Minister’s Chief Adviser Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Prime Minister’s Economic and Development Adviser Yuba Raj Khatiwada, MPs, high ranking government officials, private sector representatives and media persons.

Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to return home on December 5.