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Parliamentary hearing: Ten proposed ambassadors approved, two rejected

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Kathmandu. The parliamentary hearing committee has unanimously approved the names of 10 appointed ambassadors. The names of Dr. Nischalnath Pandey for India, Dr. Kalyanraj Sharma for China, Chiranjung Thapa for America, Gaurav Shamsher Jabra for the UK, Saru Joshi for Germany, Suresh Kumar Karn for Israel, Padmakshi Rana for Oman, Dr. Sangam Shrestha for Korea, Pratthi Sherchan for Spain and Manchalakumari Jha for Sri Lanka have been approved by the committee.

Bodh Narayan Shrestha, chairman of the committee informed that the committee has rejected the names of Giri Bahadur Sunar proposed for Saudi Arabia and Chudamani Kharel proposed for Malaysia.

Similarly, the committee has postponed the name of the proposed ambassador to Japan, Jigyan Kumar Thapa. According to Chairman Shrestha, in the case of Thapa, more evidence has been requested from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and clarity about involvement with the local level.

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