{"id":1778,"date":"2020-09-14T22:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2020-09-15T17:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T11:31:58","slug":"foreign-minister-gyawali-appointed-as-new-govt-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Gyawali appointed as new govt spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU:<\/strong> The government of Nepal has appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali as its new spokesperson. The cabinet meeting held on Monday evening decided to pick Foreign Minister Gyawali as the government\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The post of the government spokesperson had remained vacant after the then Spokesperson Yuba Raj Khatiwada had stepped down as Finance and Communication and Information Technology Minister last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to communicating the government\u2019s official position and information, the government spokesperson holds regular briefings to the media to publicize the cabinet\u2019s decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The government of Nepal has appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali as its new spokesperson. The cabinet meeting held on Monday evening decided to pick Foreign Minister Gyawali as the government\u2019s spokesperson. 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