Kathmandu, April 1 -- Nepal is set to sign an MoU on tourism and culture with Thailand this week as the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli started off for Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday.

Oli departed from the VVIP Lounge of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, at the invitation of the Thai Prime Minister Phatthonghan Shinawatra. This is the first official visit of Nepali Prime Minister to Thailand after establishment of diplomatic relation in between the two countries 65 years back.

Oli is accompanied by Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba; Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister; Yuba Raj Khatiwada, economic and development advisor to the prime minister; and several high-ranking government officials.

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