The government has asked 12 Nepali ambassadors, who were called back early this week, to return to the country within 45 days.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has sent letters to the 12 envoys, giving them 45-day ultimatum to return, news reports said. A meeting of the Council of Ministers had on Sunday decided to call back the ambassadors who were appointed by the previous royal government.
Ambassadors called back to the country are given 35 to 45 days to make preparations for their return, according to MoFA officials.
The ambassadors who have been called back are: Karna Dhoj Adhikary (India), Narendra Raj Pandey (China), Prabal SJB Rana (UK), Kedar Bhakta Shrestha (USA), Hiranya Lal Shrestha (Russian Federation), Prajwolla SJB Rana (France), Tara Bahadur Thapa (Thailand), Victory Rana (Myanmar), Dr. Rameshananda Vaidya (Japan), Abulesh Thakurai (Saudi Arabia), Pushkar Man Singh Rajbhandari (Pakistan) and Shyamananda Suman (Qatar).
The seven parties had been saying that the royal-appointed ambassadors were trying to win international support for the previous authoritarian regime.