The Government of Nepal has decided to recall ambassadors serving in six countries, including neighboring India, who were appointed based on political affiliations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the respective embassies of this decision on Monday through official letters, following a Cabinet meeting held on Sunday.
The ambassadors have been instructed to return within one month, effective from Monday. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that the Cabinet made this decision.
The recalled ambassadors are:
- Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma (India)
- Chitralekha Yadav (Australia)
- Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali (Sri Lanka)
- Dr. Shivamaya Tumbahangphe (South Korea)
- Sumnima Tuladhar (Denmark)
- Kapil Shrestha (South Africa)
Ambassadors Sharma, Yadav, Nepali, and Shrestha were appointed under the quota of the Nepali Congress, while Tumbahangphe and Tuladhar were appointed under the CPN-UML quota. Earlier, the government had also recalled ambassadors from China and the United States.
