Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal Officially Takes Office
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- Newly appointed Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal was sworn in at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, on March 26 (13 Chaitra) and officially took office.
- Khanal assumed the role by arriving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office located in Singha Durbar.
- As Foreign Department head of the Rastriya Samajwadi Party (RSP), Khanal was entrusted with the Foreign Ministry portfolio by the party’s single-party government.
March 26 (Chaitra 13), Kathmandu – Newly appointed Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has assumed his duties.
Khanal, who took his oath at the President’s Office Sheetal Niwas on Friday afternoon, reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office at Singha Durbar the same day to formally take office.
Also serving as Foreign Department chief of the Rastriya Samajwadi Party, he was assigned the Foreign Ministry portfolio by the party’s sole government.