Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left for Thailand on Tuesday.
He departed for Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on Thai Air to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.
Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Tourism Minister Badri Pandey and chiefs of security agencies had reached Tribhuvan International Airport to bid farewell to Prime Minister Oli.
An army troupe accorded the Prime Minister a guard of honor.
Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, Prime Minister Oli’s chief advisor Bishnu Rimal, Economic Advisor Dr Yuvaraj Khatiwada, Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal and Foreign Secretary Amrit Kumar Rai among government officials are in the visiting delegation.
During the visit, PM Oli will hold meetings with the King of Thailand and his Thai counterpart. Two MoUs related to tourism and culture will be signed during the visit.
Similarly, six MoUs will be signed between the non-governmental sectors in the presence of the Prime Ministers of the two countries.
On the occasion, PM Oli said that he would hold discussions with eminent businessmen of Thailand and address a program to be organized at the Asian Institute of Technology.
Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to address the BIMSTEC Summit on April 4. Similarly, according to PM Oli, he will hold sideline talks with the leaders of the member countries coming to participate in the Summit as far as possible.
