Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home after completing his official visit to China. A 23-member delegation led by PM Oli had left here for China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on August 30.
The Prime Minister was received by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, and Chief Secretary Eknarayan Aryal at VVIP Lounge in Tribhuvan International Airport this night.
High ranking government officials, chiefs of security agencies and representatives of Chinese Embassy in Nepal were also present on the occasion.
A contingent of the Nepali Army accorded a guard of honor to the Prime Minister.
Before returning home, Prime Minister Oli participated in the 80th anniversary celebration and special military parade organized in Beijing today. During the China visit, Prime Minister Oli addressed the SCO summit on September 1. Nepal is a SCO dialogue partner since 2016.
Similarly, PM Oli had separate bilateral meetings with world dignitaries including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
PM Oli was accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Pant, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Pandey, Vice President of the Nepali Congress and lawmaker, Purna Bahadur Khadka, PM's Advisor on Economic and Development Affairs, Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, UML lawmaker Chhabi Lal Bishwokarma and high level government officials.
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