Foreign diplomats now don't need to see off PM

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 12 - The tradition of foreign ambassadors gathering at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport in the country, on the Nepali prime minister’s departure for foreign tour has been broken on Wednesday.The trend seems to have been stopped as only Indian ambassador ...

...Nepal Rakesh Sood and the BIMSTEC representative to Nepal were present at the TIA to see off PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his way to the Indian capital to attend a one-day summit of BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation today.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the diplomats do not have to be present at the TIA during PM's foreign tour.

Previously, representatives of entire diplomatic mission including ambassadors to Nepal used to be present at the airport to see off of the head of the state and the head of the government during the start of their foreign tour.

The Ministry's decision came in the wake of complaints from the diplomats that they have to wait long for the PM's departure.

Meanwhile, PM Dahal’s wife Sita and his son Prakash are not the part of his delegation this time.

Earlier, Dahal was criticised for including his better half and son as part of the delegation during his previous visits to China, India and the US.

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