Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has conducted a parliamentary hearing of proposed ambassadors to Israel, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Portugal.
The meeting of the Committee held on Monday conducted hearing of proposed ambassadors—Prof Dhan Prasad Pandit, Dr Netra Prasad Timilsina, Rita Dhital and Prakash Mani Poudel. A cabinet meeting held on July 29 had recommended names of 17 people for ambassador to different countries.
On the occasion, proposed ambassador to Israel, Pandit said Nepal has been putting its clear point of view regarding a long-term and peaceful resolution to political problems seen in the Middle- East since the establishment of Israel.
He further said, "Political, educational, economic, educational, cultural and people-to-people-level relations between Nepal and Israel are getting stronger. As a result, it has supported tourism, commerce, and trade promotion."
Similarly, the proposed ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Timilsina, said that the century-long people-to-people relations and contacts between Nepal and Malaysia have helped further strengthen bilateral relations.
There is a huge possibility to bring in Malaysian tourists to Nepal, he added.
Likewise, the proposed ambassador to Pakistan, Dhital underlined that, as a close neighboring country, there is always support of Pakistan for the political, economic, social, and cultural development of Nepal.
"Exchange of high-level bilateral visit between Nepal and Pakistan has further strengthened relations between the two countries. Pakistan has been providing scholarships on different subjects like medical, engineering, pharmacy, and journalism to 30 Nepali students every year", she explained.
The proposed ambassador to Portugal, Poudel, shared that efforts would be taken to further strengthen various dimensions of bilateral relations making the bilateral consultation mechanism between Nepal and Portugal more active.
"I will take initiatives for a high-level political visit to Nepal from Portugal, one of the important labor destinations of Nepal in recent period", he underlined.
Earlier, the Committee had conducted a hearing of proposed ambassadors to India, China, Germany, and Denmark.
