PM Oli to raise issue about Lipulekh pass agreement during his China visit
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will raise the issue about the Lipulekh pass agreement signed between China and India during his visit to the northern neighbor.
At a news conference organized to make public the Cabinet decisions on Wednesday, Spokesperson of the government, Prithvi Subba Gurung, shared that the Prime Minister would raise the issue about the agreement between the neighbouring countries during his participation in Sanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in China.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit China from August 30 to September 3.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gurung, mentioned, "The agreement between Foreign Ministers of India and China is against Nepal's sovereignty. This matter will be discussed during the high-level meeting between top leaders of neighbouring countries during the SCO Summit."
Nepal and India are preparing for a sideline meeting between Prime Minister Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he mentioned.
Minister Gurung opined that the Foreign Ministry on the behalf of the government of Nepal has already issued a diplomatic note about the agreement signed between foreign ministers of India and China regarding using business route via Lipulekh pass of Nepal.
Meanwhile, he stated that the government would strictly follow the policy of not adding new and big projects as well as incorporating only the possible projects in its policies, programs and budget.
US Ambassador Thompson calls on Industry Minister Bhandari
US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson paid a courtesy call on Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari.
During the meeting held at the ministry on Wednesday, matters related to bilateral relations including trade and commerce were discussed.
Minister Bhandari and Ambassador Thompson also shared their views on continuing discussions and contacts between the Ministry and the Embassy on issues related to trade and investment promotion between the two countries.
Government decides to regulate use of social sites
The government has decided to determine various 20 industrial corridors, industrial zones, special economic zones, dry ports and petroleum pipelines and private sector run cable car projects as national priority projects.
Making public the August 25 Cabinet decisions, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Guruing, also the government spokesperson, shared that it was decided to publish the information regarding the construction of the government-announced projects in the Nepal gazette.
The Council of Ministers decided to make a public call for enlisting the social networking sites operators with a seven- day timeline. The decision aims to make the social sites operators responsible and accountable as per the government directive, 2080 and the Supreme Court order to this effect.
The Cabinet decided to gradually defunct the social sites within Nepal in case the operators do not come to get enlisted or avoid communications for listing, and direct the Nepal Communications Authority through MoCIT to reactivate the social sites from the day of enlistment.
Likewise, the government has granted prior approval for conducting the Organization and Management Survey of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management and its subordinate agencies.
PM Oli leaving for China on August 30
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for a five-day visit to China on August 30.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made public the schedule of the Prime Minister’s five-day visit to China by issuing a statement on Wednesday.
Accordingly, Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin.
He is then scheduled to address the SCO Summit in Tianjin on September 1.
During the conference, Prime Minister Oli will hold sideline meetings with world leaders, the Foreign Ministry stated.
After attending the program, the Prime Minister will leave for Beijing.
There, he will meet Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on September 2.
During his visit to China, PM Oli willparticipate in the program organized to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Prime Minister Oli will return home on September 3.
