Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah, who has maintained a strict protocol of meeting only his counterparts while refusing to sit for one-on-one meetings with foreign envoys, is set to break his self-imposed rule and meet the envoys from both India and China this week, The Kathmandu Post reported, citing aides and diplomatic sources.
According to The Kathmandu Post, the dates for the meetings with the diplomats from New Delhi and Beijing have yet to be announced, with Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs working to make arrangements. However, to underscore that New Delhi and Beijing are equally important to Nepal, Shah is scheduled to meet Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava and Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming on the same day.
The decision comes shortly after his government, which came to power following Gen Z protests, completed 100 days in office.
