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Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Oli has said that he is ready to cooperate with neighboring country India.

Thanking his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Oli said that he is committed to work together.

PM Oli took to social media and said: “I would like to thank you for the best wishes. I am ready to cooperate with you for mutual benefit and to strengthen Nepal-India relations. We can take the historic relationship to a new height.”

Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Modi had congratulated Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

The Indian Prime Minister had said that he was ready to work closely to further strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

He emphasized that the two countries should work together for the progress and prosperity of the people.

Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli assumed office today.

After taking the oath of office and secrecy, he visited Lainchaur to pay homage to the martyrs and headed to the CPN-UML’s party headquarters in Chyasal of Lalitpur.

The CPN-UML Chair Oli became the 45th Prime Minister with the support of Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Parliament. 

In Chyasal, he laid a wreath at the portraits of founding leader of Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Lal Shrestha, party's former Chair Man Mohan Adhikari and party's then General Secretary Madan Bhandari.

Then he reached Singha Durbar to assume office at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

Officiating Chief Secretary Leeladevi Gadtaula, secretaries and the government senior officials welcomed the new Prime Minister. 

According to his Secretariat, the decisions made on the very first day of taking charge of his office by the new Prime Minister would be unveiled soon.

President Paudel had on July 14 appointed CPN-UML Chair Oli as the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

President Ram Chandra Paudel today administered the oath of office and secrecy to all 19 newly-appointed ministers in the KP Sharma Oli-led government.

Prithvi Subba Gurung has been appointed as the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Ramesh Lekhak as  Minister for Home Affairs, Sharad Singh Bhandari as Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security,  Arzu Rana as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradip Yadav as Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation, Balaram Adhikari as Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation, Damodar Bhandari as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, and Nawal Kishor Shah Sudi as Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens.

Likewise, Devendra Dahal has been appointed as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Tejulal Chaudhary as the Minister for Youth and Sports, Pradip Paudel as the Minister for Health and Population, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Badri Prasad Pandey as the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ramnath Adhikari as the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Bidhya Bhattarai as the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Manbir Rai as the Minister for Defense, Deepak Khadka as the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Raj Kumar Gupta as the Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration and Ain Bahadur Shahi as the Minister for Forests and Environment.

Prior to this, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli took the oath of office and secrecy.

It was followed by the oath-taking ceremony of Deputy Prime Ministers Prakashman Singh and Bishnu Prasad Paudel.

Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Oli, Chief Judge Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly (NA) Chairperson Narayana Prasad Dahal, outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Jhalanath Khanal and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, various political leaders, lawmakers, government's senior officials, chiefs of security agencies, chiefs and representatives of Nepal-based diplomatic missions and distinguished personalities from different walks in the society were present on the occasion.

President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed Deputy Prime Ministers Prakash Man Singh and Bishnu Prasad Paudel today.

They took the oath amidst a special ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas this morning.

Singh took the oath as the DPM and Minister for Urban Development while Paudel as the DPM and Minister for Finance.

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly chair Narayan Prasad Dahal, outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', former Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, Jhalnath Khanal and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, leaders of various political parties, lawmakers, high-ranking officials of the Government of Nepal, chiefs of security agencies, heads and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Nepal and distinguished persons contributing in various fields of social life were present in the ceremony.