Nepal’s Deuba govt remembers Oli-appointed envoys, together with ambassador to India: Report

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Nepal authorities has determined to recall ambassadors from 12 nations appointed by former premier KP Sharma Oli, together with envoy to India Nilamber Acharya, in accordance with a media report.
With this determination, out of 33, Nepal’s 23 diplomatic missions overseas will stay vacant from the following three weeks to 1 month. As many as 11 missions have been headless for a very long time, The Kathmandu Post reported.
“A Cabinet meeting today decided to recall the ambassadors appointed under political quotas by the Oli government,” mentioned Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Gyanendra Bahadur Karki.
“Those appointed from among career diplomats will carry on their duties,” Karki mentioned.
The determination will imply Nepal is not going to have ambassadors in some key international locations, with which it has a “very close” working relationship, together with India, China, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Other than Acharya, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, Yubaraj Khatiwada and Lok Darshan Regmi, who’re serving in Beijing, Washington DC and London respectively, now must return as per the brand new determination of the Deuba authorities.
Acharya was appointed to guide the Delhi mission in February 2019.

Earlier on 18 July, 5 days after the brand new authorities was shaped, Deuba’s Cabinet had cancelled 11 suggestions made by the Oli authorities as ambassadors to totally different international locations.
Various appointments, together with ambassadorial, in Nepal for years have been guided by political pursuits and folks handle to get such posts relying upon their affinity to the events, the report mentioned.