Kathmandu, November 13
India, China and Israel have granted agreement to Nepal’s proposed ambassadors, clearing the way for their formal appointments.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it had received agreement from the three countries by Friday, out of the 10 ambassadorial nominees whose names had been forwarded after parliamentary hearings.
Dr Nischal Nath Pandey has been proposed as Nepal’s ambassador to India, Dr Kalyan Raj Sharma to China and Suresh Kumar Karn to Israel. Their nominations were approved by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee before the government sent their names to the respective countries for agreement.
With the approval received, the government can now proceed with their appointments. They will be able to take up their diplomatic assignments after the President formally appoints them.
According to sources, the appointments are likely to be made by Monday.
The government is also preparing to appoint the ambassadors soon in view of the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister to India, for which Nepal will need an ambassador in place to coordinate preparations.
Agreement from seven other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, is still awaited.
Agreement is the formal approval given by a host country to a person proposed by another country for appointment as its ambassador.
