Kathmandu, Oct 13: The Federal Parliament’s Joint Parliamentary Hearing Committee has completed hearings for nominees proposed as Nepal’s ambassadors to four countries.
The committee met Monday under chair Bodhnarayan Shrestha and heard from Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey, nominated for India; Kalyan Raj Sharma for China; Charin Jung Thapa for the United States; and Gaurav Shumsher Rana for the United Kingdom.
All four nominees presented their work plans and answered lawmakers’ questions.
Their plans focused on strengthening Nepal’s diplomatic ties with their respective host countries, expanding bilateral cooperation, making bilateral mechanisms more active, and improving trade and connectivity.
Before hearing from the nominees, the committee heard from people who had filed complaints against them.
The committee said it would hold hearings for five more ambassador nominees at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Asoj 27. They are Saru Joshi for Germany, Suresh Kumar Karna for Israel, Padmakshi Rana for Oman, Prof. Dr. Sangam Shrestha for South Korea, and Prapti Sherchan for Spain.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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