Kathmandu, August 3
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Turkmenistan today, leading a Nepali delegation to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries.
The conference is scheduled to take place in the city of Awaza from August 5 to 8.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Oli is visiting Turkmenistan at the official invitation of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
During the conference, PM Oli is scheduled to address the event in his capacity as Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of Least Developed Countries.
Similarly, the Prime Minister will co-chair one of the high-level roundtable meetings and deliver remarks at various sessions.
On the sidelines of the conference, PM Oli will hold bilateral talks with heads of delegations from various countries, as well as high-level officials of the UN and other international organizations.
Prime Minister Oli will be accompanied by his wife, Radhika Shakya; Chief Advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal; federal parliament member Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri; and senior government officials.
PM Oli is scheduled to return home on August 8.
