PM Oli to address SCO Summit on September 1

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Aug. 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is embarking on a visit to China from August 30 to September 3 to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (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.