PHC to hold consultation with Foreign Minister on inclusion provision

The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has decided to hold consultation with the Foreign Ministry on the issue of inclusion provision regarding recommendation of proposed six ambassadors.

The Committee took the decision to invite the Foreign Minister in next meeting and to take information from him over the inclusion issue after carrying out study on the complaints filed against the proposed Nepali ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions to different countries.

The government had proposed Lok Bahadur Thapa (Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York), Ram Prasad Subedi (Switzerland), Sudhir Bhattarai (France), Ghanshyam Lamsal (Kuwait), Tej Bahadur Chhetri (United Arab Emirates) and Dhan Bahadur Oli (Thailand) as ambassador and sent their names to Parliamentary Hearing Committee for the hearing.

The Committee would acquire information about qualification, mandate, concept, and their vision with the proposed ambassadors after taking information with the Foreign Minister.

Earlier, the Committee had issued a 10-day notice to file complaint, if there is any, regarding appointment of ambassadors. A total of five complaints were filed and one of them was related to question regarding principle of inclusion in accordance with spirit and sentiments of the Constitution.

The members of the Committee suggested that information should be demanded from the concerned side over the question regarding the inclusion issue and it was necessary to stop the trend of blaming the proposed ambassadors in the name of complaint without any basis and evidence.

On the occasion, an understanding was reached among the members not to call the complainant who filed complaint without having minimum basis and evidence.