PM Oli terms Thailand visit historic

By Prakash Silwal, Bangkok, April 4: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that his first official visit to Thailand remained historic and the Sixth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was successful.     

Prime Minister Oli, who is on an official visit to Thailand and to attend the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit in Thailand, said this while visiting the Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok.     

This is the first official visit from Nepal's Prime Minister to Thailand during the 66 years long history of official diplomatic ties between Nepal and Thailand.     

Likewise, PM Oli has extended invitation to his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra.     

Similarly, Nepal and Thailand signed various six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs): two from the government level and remaining six from the non-government side during Prime Minister Oli's ongoing official visit to Thailand.     

The MoUs include promoting bilateral relations, trade and economic cooperation, and the cooperation in aviation, tourism, cultural and development sectors.     

Visiting the Embassy of Nepal, PM Oli expressed happiness for having Nepal's own building to run the embassy and pointed out the need for better infrastructure development.     

The others visiting the Embassy of Nepal included First Lady Radhika Shakya, Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, PM's Chief Adviser Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Economic and Development Adviser Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, and Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, among others.     

Receiving the PM-led delegation at the Embassy, Nepal's Ambassador to Thailand Dhan Bahadur Oli said that new office building should be built and additional land should be managed.     

Furthermore, the Embassy of Nepal organized a dinner reception this evening in honour of the PM. On the occasion, PM, other members of the delegation and the Nepali community in Thailand were present.     

The sixth BIMSTEC Summit concluded on Friday by approving six-point proposal including the Bangkok Vision which emphasizes on keeping the trade expansion, communication network and human security in the region in the centre.(RSS)