President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed ambassadors to five countries on Wednesday amid a ceremony held at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas.

According to a press release issued by the President’s Office, the newly appointed ambassadors Prakash Mani Paudel (Portugal), Netra Prasad Timilsina (Malaysia), Kapilman Shrestha (South Africa), Sewa Lamsal (Belgium), and Sumnima Tuladhar (Denmark) took the oath before the Head of the State.

They were earlier endorsed by the parliamentary hearing committee.