Kathmandu, December 27
The government has nominated five individuals to serve as it ambassadors in as many of its diplomatic posts.
According to Minister for Information Gokul Baskota, the government has nominated Head of Protocol Deepak Adhikari as its ambassador to France, Joint Secretary Durga Prasad Bhandari to Kuwait, Joint Secretary Bhrigu Dhungana to Canada, Joint Secretary Mani Prasad Bhattarai to the UN and Ganesh Prasad Dhakal to Thailand.
Similarly, the government has recalled Choplan Bhushal (Bangladesh), Arjun Bahadur Singh (South Africa) and Bharat Bahadur Rayamajhi (Spain). They have been given three weeks to return to Nepal.
The proposed ambassadors will now face a parliamentary hearing before being appointed to the posts by President Bhandari.
