Kathmandu: The government has decided not to immediately send ambassadors to countries where these positions are currently vacant. During a press conference held to disclose recent cabinet decisions, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, who also serves as the government’s spokesperson, Jagadish Kharel, announced that the interim government would not rush to appoint ambassadors.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Minister Kharel emphasized that embassies could continue to operate efficiently with second-tier staff, allowing the government to manage diplomatic agencies economically. He also shared that the government has decided to amend Schedule 2 of the Act relating to remuneration and facilities of federal parliament officials and members of 2073 BS, which includes reducing positions in the Prime Minister’s Secretariat.
Other significant decisions from the cabinet meeting included the approval of an official state visit led by President Ramchandra Paudel from November 3-6 to participate in the ‘Second World Summit for Social Development’ in Doha, Qatar. The meeting also resolved to designate areas and systems that would provide access to the National Identity Management Information System through electronic means while ensuring compliance with current security standards.
The cabinet outlined services where electronic access would be implemented, covering sectors such as foreign employment, court case management, education, foreign study permission, local level registration, citizenship, social security, relief and disaster management, immigration, and inmate identification and authentication. Additionally, the government has scheduled an election for the vacant National Assembly member position on November 25, Sunday, and approved the Second Amendment of the Press and Publications Rules 2082.