Prime Minister Oli Returning Home Today After SCO Summit in China

Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is returning home today after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit-2025 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Oli departed for Tianjin, China, on August 30, leading a 23-member Nepali delegation. During his official visit, PM Oli met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin. The Prime Minister also addressed the SCO Plus Summit in Tianjin.

On the sidelines of the Summit, PM Oli held bilateral meetings with several world leaders. Nepal has been a dialogue partner of the organization since 2016. Established in 2001, the SCO has transformed into one of the largest regional organizations in the world. China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus are its full member states. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observer nations.

Nepal, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates are dialogue partners of the SCO.

While in Beijing, PM Oli met with China’s Vice President Han Zheng. He also held bilateral meetings with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, Cambodian Prime Minister Dr. Hun Manet, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and Socialist Republic of Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

PM Oli’s delegation includes his spouse, Radhika Shakya; Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Raghuji Pant; Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey; lawmakers Purna Bahadur Khadka and Chhabilal Bishwakarma; PM’s Economic and Development Advisor, Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada; and other high-ranking government officials.