Kathmandu, Nepal: Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli leaves for India on a three-day state visit on Friday. This is his first foreign visit after assuming office as Prime Minister for second term.
Prime Minister Oli is accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahaseth his Chief Political Adviser Bishnu Rimal, members of parliament, Chief Secretary, secretaries and other high-ranking government officials including his spouse Radhika Shakya.
Prime Minister Oli will stay at the Presidential Palace scheduled to attend a diplomatic reception to be hosted in his honor by the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi today evening.
Prime Minister Oli will begin his formal meetings from Saturday. After attending in a ceremonial reception to be organized in honor of him at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday morning, he is scheduled to call on Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Likewise, he is also scheduled to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat after meeting with Indian president and vice president. Following the program he will attend in a banquet luncheon to be organized by his Indian Counterpart Narendra Modi. Likewise, Prime Minister Oli is also scheduled to hold official as well as one-to-one meeting with meeting with his Indian counterpart Modi.
It is said no new agreement will be made during this visit.
