PM Oli to leave for Vietnam and Cambodia

Kathmandu / May 07: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is paying an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and to the Kingdom of Cambodia from May 9.

Prime Minister Oli is paying an official visit to Viet Nam on 9-13 May at the invitation of his counterpart, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and to Cambodia on 13-15 May at the invitation of his counterpart, Prime Minister Samdeh Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by his spouse, Radhika Shakya, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold delegation level bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Phuc. He will also meet with the President of the National Assembly. The Prime Minister of Viet Nam will host an official dinner in honour of the Prime Minister of Nepal and his delegation.

During his visit to Viet Nam, Prime Minister Oli will address the International Day of Vesak in Ha Nam Province in Viet Nam. He will also address the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Nepal-Viet Nam Business Forum in Ha Noi. During the visit, the two countries will sign some agreements and memorandum of understandings to further promote bilateral relations.

Similarly, during the visit to Cambodia, the Prime Minister will hold delegation level bilateral talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen. Following the official talks, the Cambodian Prime Minister will host an official dinner in honour of the Prime Minister and his delegation.

Prime Minister Oli will also meet with the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate. He will address the business meeting in Phnom Penh.

The members in the delegation of the Prime Minister include Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal and Foreign Affairs Advisor Dr Rajan Bhattarai, Members of the Parliament, high-ranking Government officials, elected representatives from local bodies as well as representatives of private sector and media persons, adds a press release issued by the Ministry.

Prime Minister Oli and the delegation will return home on 15 May. RSS