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Bhattarai appointed PM Deuba's foreign affairs advisor
The government on Monday appointed Dinesh Bhattarai as Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's foreign affairs advisor.
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Published at : July 10, 2017
Updated at : July 10, 2017 18:34
Kathmandu
The government on Monday appointed Dinesh Bhattarai as Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's foreign affairs advisor, Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed.
A Cabinet meeting held this morning made the appointment at a time when the Deuba-led government was struggling to expand the Cabinet.
Bhattarai, a former Nepali Ambassador to Switzerland, had also served as the foreign affairs advisor to former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.
This is the first appointment of prime ministerial staff by Deuba-led government.
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