Nepal recalls ambassadors from India, five other countries

Kathmandu: Nepal has recalled its ambassadors from six countries, including India, who were appointed by the previous K P Sharma Oli-led government.

The government has recalled ambassadors serving in India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Denmark, South Korea and South Africa through a cabinet decision, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chhetri said.

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Those recalled include Shankar Prasad Sharma (India), Chitralekha Yadav (Australia), Sumnima Tuladhar (Denmark), Purna Bahadur Nepali (Sri Lanka), Shivamaya Tumbahamphe (South Korea) and Kapilman Shrestha (South Africa).

According to the Foreign Ministry, letters have been issued Monday directing the envoys to return within a month.

Earlier, the caretaker government led by interim prime minister Sushila Karki had recalled 11 of the 17 ambassadors appointed on political quota by the Oli administration.

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister last month, nearly six months after the dramatic collapse of the Oli government in an unprecedented youth movement.