Kathmandu, April 3 -- Nepal and Thailand on Wednesday signed eight different agreements during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's day-long official visit to the East Asian nation ahead of the sixth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) that will kick off in Bangkok on Thursday.

During their meeting, which coincided with the 66th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Nepal and Thailand, Prime Minister Oli and his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, discussed a range of issues, including strengthening bilateral relations; increasing trade and investment in areas like tourism, agriculture, herbal processing and medicine; and bringing more Thai ...