PM Oli, his Vietnamese counterpart Chinh hold meeting
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, held a bilateral meeting on Sunday. .
Both Prime Ministers are now in China in the course of participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.
During the meeting, they discussed the various aspects of cultural, diplomatic and economic relations and cooperation between the two countries, according to the Foreign Ministry.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Chinh recalled the recent Nepal visit of Vice President of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, and invited Prime Minister Oli for a visit to Vietnam.
Expressing Nepal's solidarity to the movement of freedom of Vietnam, PM Oli underlined that progress made by Vietnam in a short period is inspiration for all.
He shared that Nepal would be a developing country next year and urged it to invest in the energy sector of Nepal.
Prime Minister Oli also extended an invitation to his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Nepal.
PM Oli, Russian President Putin to hold meeting tomorrow
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Russian President Vladimir Putin are to hold a meeting.
Prime Minister Oli, who is on a five-day visit to China, is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin tomorrow.
According to a senior official at the Foreign Ministry, PM Oli and President Putin are holding a meeting in Tianjin.
A source at the Foreign Ministry has informed that the talks between them will last for about half an hour.
"They will hold a meeting from 6:45 on Monday for about half an hour. Issues of bilateral interest will be discussed during the meeting," the source said.
Prime Minister Oli left for China on Saturday to take part in the SCO Summit.
He also held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping upon reaching the northern neighbor.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister drew the attention of the Chinese President to the agreement reached between India and China to reopen a trade route via Lipulekh Pass.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Oli held a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.
Home Minister Lekhak directs concerned bodies to work together to stop illegal export, import
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has directed the bodies concerned to work together in order to stop illegal import and export taking place in check points.
During the meeting of Revenue Leakage Control Coordination Committee organised at the District Administration Office, Parsa, today, he urged all bodies concerned including local administration, customs offices, and the three security bodies to coordinate and cooperate to stop smuggling.
"I request all the bodies concerned to move ahead making coordination among each other to control revenue leakage as well as to take necessary initiatives to control other criminal activities taking place in border areas," mentioned Home Minister Lekhak.
Similarly, Chief Customs Administrator of Birgunj Customs Office, Bishnu Prasad Gyawali shared that revenue collection of Birgunj Customs Office had increased in the last fiscal year as compared to previous fiscal year.
He expected that the Office would be able to collect the revenue as per its target in the current fiscal year, stating that it was necessary that all bodies concerned should join hands to control smuggling.
Likewise, Chief of Revenue Investigation Office, Pathalaiya, Hari Prasad Sharma, and Madhes Province’s Nepal Police chief among others also expressed their views.
PM Oli visits Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao Memorial Museum
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is in Tianjin, China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, visited the Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao Memorial Museum in Nankai District today.
Zhou Enlai was a leader of the Chinese Revolution and a former Prime Minister of China.
During the visit, Prime Minister was accompanied by First Lady Radhika Shakya, former Deputy Prime Minister and member of the House of Representatives Purna Bahadur Khadka, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Panta, and Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey.
Similarly, other delegation members former Minister and Prime Minister's economic and development advisor Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, former Minister and Member of Parliament Chhabilal Bishwakarma, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amrit Bahadur Rai, Nepal's Ambassador to China Dr Krishna Prasad Oli, and China's Ambassador to Nepal were among the participants.
Prime Minister Oli is leading the Nepali delegation to China to attend the summit at the friendly invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
