{"id":27876,"date":"2026-04-08T20:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=27876"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:26:02","slug":"ambassadors-pay-joint-courtesy-call-on-pm-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=27876","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors pay joint courtesy call on PM Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KATHMANDU &#8211;<\/strong> Ambassadors,Heads of Diplomatic Mission resident in Kathmandu paid a joint courtesy call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah at his Office in Singha Durbar today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassadors\/Heads of Mission of India, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Qatar, Switzerland, France, Israel, Japan, Bangladesh, Germany, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, China, United States of America and United Nations were present for the joint call on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ambassadors\/Heads of Missions congratulated the Prime Minister and conveyed greetings and messages from their respective heads of state\/government. 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