KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has held bilateral meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Phạm Minh Chính, according to the secretariat of the PM.

PM Oli is on a four-day visit to China and the meeting between the delegations of the two countries took place in Tianjin, the city where SCO Summit is going and PM Oli is participating in it.During the meeting, they discussed the various aspects of cultural, diplomatic and economic relations and cooperation between the two countries, according to the Foreign Ministry.

According to RSS, on the occasion, Prime Minister Chinh recalled the recent Nepal visit of Vice President of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, and invited Prime Minister Oli for a visit to Vietnam.

Expressing Nepal’s solidarity to the movement of freedom of Vietnam, PM Oli underlined that progress made by Vietnam in a short period is inspiration for all.

He shared that Nepal would be graduated to developing country next year and urged to invest in energy sector of Nepal.

Prime Minister Oli also extended an invitation to his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Nepal.