According to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva, Switzerland;

Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are under way to
finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign Ministry and
at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the Europe
tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli is embarking on a weeklong visit to three European
countries next month, officials familiar with the prime minister’s plan told the Post on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Chief of Protocol has already
started discussions about the composition of the delegation to accompany Oli on the trip.

In Geneva, Oli will participate in the centenary celebration of the International Labour
Organization, where he will make a statement. After completing his engagements in Geneva, Oli
is then scheduled to visit the United Kingdom, where he will deliver a lecture at Oxford
University, and meet senior political leaders and officials of the British government. It is unclear
whom Oli is scheduled to meet in the UK, as his trip comes amid the resignation of British Prime
Minister Theresa May and a subsequent Cabinet reshuffle.

The prime minister will then head to France, where he is expected to meet French officials and
witness the signing of two bilateral agreements regarding the establishment of a security
printing press in Nepal and the country’s own satellite in an orbital slot provided by the
International Telecommunications Union. Both projects are supported by the French
government.

In March, Nepal and France had signed two separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs)—
one aimed at setting up state-of-art security printing facilities in the country with French
assistance, along with concessional financial aid and technical support to operate and manage
the country’s own satellite.

In the absence of a dedicated security printing, the government and private firms have been
spending billions of rupees annually printing abroad. Once Nepal sets up its own security
printing press, items like passports, banknotes, various smart cards, examination papers, and
stickers can be printed in the country itself.

According to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva, Switzerland;
Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are under way to
finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign Ministry and
at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the Europe
tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe trip

Investment for the two projects is estimated to be around Rs50 billion. Though the final
breakdown for the two projects has yet to be ascertained, Communication Ministry officials said
it will cost Rs30 billion to set up printing facilities and another Rs20 billion for the satellite
project. The MoUs for both were signed during Minister for Information and Communication
Technology Gokul Baskota’s visit to France earlier this year.

According to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva, Switzerland;
Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are under way to
finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign Ministry and
at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the Europe
tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe tripAccording to Kundan Aryal, Oli’s press adviser, the prime minister will visit Geneva,
Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Paris, France from June 9 to 15. Preparations are
under way to finalise the prime minister’s agenda for the trip, said Aryal. Officials at the Foreign
Ministry and at the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the Post that Oli will embark on the
Europe trip