KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel on Monday appointed Lok Bahadur Thapa as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations Permanent Mission in New York.
Likewise, the President appointed Nepal's Ambassador to South Africa Dan Bahadur Tamang as the Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Zambia.
The head of the state also appointed Nepal's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, as the non-resident Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Office of the President stated that Nepal's Ambassador to Brazil Nirmalraj Kafle was appointed as non-resident Nepali Ambassador to Paraguay.
Issuing a press statement, Spokesperson at the Office of the President, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, stated that the President made the ambassadorial appointments as per Article 282 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal.
