PM Oli returns home, meets PM Modi but no invitation to visit India.
By Our Reporter
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home on Monday after participating in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Despite the expectation that the PM would shorten his US tour considering the natural disasters in Nepal, he returned on his pre-scheduled time. The delay made by him was heavily criticised.
Upon his arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday afternoon, PM Oli expressed condolences to the deceased and speedy recovery of the injured ones in the disaster.
The Prime Minister flew to the USA on September 20.
He also managed to brief the media about his activities in the USA. They included his participation in the Summit of the Future and September 22 and 23, and addressed the summit as the president of the Least Developed Countries Group.
During the UNGA, PM Oli addressed the High-Level Plenary Meeting on the Threats Posed by Sea Level Rise, Climate Vulnerable Forum Leaders Meeting, and High-Level Plenary Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, and a programme on ‘A Lead-Free Future’ organised by the USAID.
Similarly, PM Oli held a bilateral meeting with the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres and leaders of various friendly countries.
In the meeting with the Secretary General held on September 21, he discussed the progress of Nepal’s peace process, the UN’s support for reducing the effects of climate change in Nepal, Nepal’s support for the development and strengthening of the UN and Nepal’s contribution to UN peacekeeping operations.
On the sidelines of the General Assembly, discussions and talks were held with the counterparts of various friendly countries and high officials of the United Nations on bilateral and multilateral interests and issues.
PM Oli held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bhutan, Daso Chiring Togbe, Mohammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Sehbaz Sharif. He also met the Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi. However, against his expectations, Indian PM Modi did not invite Oli to visit India.
He also held meetings with the Prime Minister of Samoa, Qatar, Laos, and Luxembourg. He also held bilateral and delegation-level meetings with the heads of various international agencies.
Likewise, he delivered speeches at Columbia University and Harvard University.
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