The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has started conducting a hearing of the ambassadors recommended by the Council of Ministers.
In the meeting underway at Singha Durbar, the PHC will inquire about the proposed ambassadors about their qualification, mandate and concept during the hearing.
Joint Secretary Lok Bahadur Thapa, who has been recommended as Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, has submitted his work-plan and the concept paper in the meeting.
Likewise, Ram Prasad Subedi who has been proposed as Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in Geneva and Sudhir Bhattarai, who has been recommended as Ambassador to France, will submit their concept papers in the meeting.
The government has recommended six individuals as ambassadors to various countries and permanent missions of Nepal in New York and Geneva.
In a meeting held earlier with Foreign Minister NP Saud, PHC members inquired about the inclusiveness in the ambassadorial appointments.
There have been complaints that the government’s recent decision to recommend ambassadors infringes the provision of inclusiveness.
Expressing his views in the meeting, Minister Saud said the government is committed to maintain inclusiveness in all types of appointments, let alone ambassadorial appointents, in accordance with the provision of the Constitution.
Joint Secretary Lok Bahadur Thapa has been recommended as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York. Thapa had previously served as Nepali Ambassador to Belgium.
Similarly, joint secretaries Tej Bahadur Chhetri has been appointed as Ambassador of Nepal to the UAE, Ghanashyam Lamsal to Kuwait, Dhan Bahadur Oli to Thailand, Sudhir Bhattarai to France and Ram Prasad Subedi to Geneva.
The PHC had on July 26 solicited complaints from the public, if any, against the six ambassadorial nominees.
