Kathmandu, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a bilateral meeting with the President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on Monday morning in Tianjin, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025.

The prime minister's secretariat said the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation in areas of common concern.

PM Oli and other heads of participating governments are scheduled to address the SCO Summit at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre today.

The bilateral meeting with Laos follows Oli's engagement with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday, where the two leaders discussed enhancing long-standing coope...