Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin on Saturday shortly after arriving in China to attend the 25th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the SCO Plus meeting.

According to the Prime Minister's private secretariat, the two leaders held talks at the Tianjin Guest House on Saturday afternoon in a cordial atmosphere.

During the meeting, Oli expressed Nepal's objection to the recent India-China agreement to reopen trade through Nepali territory Lipulekh of Darchula district.

"During the meeting with President Xi, the prime minister clearly conveyed Nepal's objection to the India-China agreement to develop Nepali territory Lipulekh as a trade route," the prime min...