Kathmandu, 4 Jul: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had been on a visit to Spain to attend the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, is set to return home today. For that, he already departed from Madrid to Doha last night. According to the Department of Information and Broadcasting, Prime Minister Oli will arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport today at 3:45 PM.
Leading the Nepali delegation, Prime Minister Oli had departed for Spain on Saturday, Asar 14.
During his stay in Spain, Prime Minister Oli held a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. He also had a bilateral meeting with the President (Prime Minister) of Spain, Pedro Sánchez. In addition, he met with Estonian President Alar Karis, Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
Prime Minister Oli addressed the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development and chaired the high-level meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). He actively participated in various discussion sessions. The Nepali delegation led by him also took part in several side events, including high-level discussions on new perspectives in development aid.
Just this Thursday, he visited the world-famous football club Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. He also visited the Embassy of Nepal in Spain and held discussions with members of the Nepali community there.
Prime Minister’s appeal to the Nepali community in Europe: “Return home as soon as possible.”
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on an official visit to Spain, has urged the Nepali community to return home as soon as possible, stating that many development and construction works have taken place in Nepal recently and that they should abandon the misconception that nothing happens in the country.
During a discussion with representatives of the Nepali community at the residence of the Nepali Ambassador to Spain, Prime Minister Oli recalled that more roads and infrastructure have been built compared to the past, and even foreigners who visited Nepal before and now have remarked on the country’s increased pace of development.
He said, “Some groups claiming to represent ‘new forces’ and opposing major parties have been spreading despair and confusion through social media. Don’t be misled by such narratives—rather, engage with the belief that something is happening in Nepal and that something must be done.”
Prime Minister Oli further added, “The hype around these so-called new forces has already been exposed. Even before their political rise, they had already misused millions under the name of cooperatives. Though they try to emotionally provoke Nepalis abroad through social media campaigns, in reality, these new parties hold no real value or future.”
Prime Minister Oli reiterated that the power-sharing arrangement will continue until the upcoming elections, and that after one year, as per the agreement between the CPN (UML) and the Nepali Congress, he will hand over the leadership of the government to Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. He expressed confidence that some internal issues within political parties will not hinder the journey toward development, prosperity and stability.
