Kathmandu, July 25

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli sent a congratulatory message to the newly elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson.

In his message, the prime minister extended his best wishes to  Johnson for his successful tenure as well as for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the people of UK.

PM Oli also recalled his recent visit to UK and a meeting he had held with the outgoing PM Theresa May on important bilateral matters. He expressed his willingness to work closely with his British counterpart to further cement Nepal-UK bilateral ties, states a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Minister of Foreign Affairs  Pradeep Kumar Gyawali also sent a message of congratulations to  Dominic Raab, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom. In his message, Gyawali expressed confidence that Nepal-UK friendship would continue to make further strides during Raab’s tenure.