Foreign Minister Rana calls for becoming ‘updated’ about situation of Nepalis in Lebanon, Israel

KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has instructed the Nepal’s embassies to be ‘updated’ with information about the situation of Nepalis in Israel and Lebanon.

In a virtual meeting with the Nepali ambassadors in these countries today, Minister Rana urged the ambassadors and officials to take the latest situation developing there in notice. She further directed for being in touch with each Nepali there and do needful coordination if required.

“If there is a situation where Nepali citizens have to be rescued from there and brought back to the country, then do the necessary homework for that too.” Minister Rana said

Minister Dr. Rana issued a notification to the embassies of the respective countries and instructed them to appoint contact persons and to establish necessary help desks to provide necessary assistance and coordination to the Nepalese who are in trouble.

Nepali ambassador to Egypt Sushil Lamsal, while informing about the latest situation in Lebanon, said that the Nepalis who were there are not facing any adverse situation. He said that it is estimated that there are about 1,200 Nepalis there and most of them are engaged in domestic works. Only three people were in contact with embassy following embassy’s notice and they were reported safe there.

He informed that currently no Nepalis have informed that they were in problem, but their relatives in Nepal are more worried.

Charge d’affaires to Israel Kumar Shrestha said that the situation in Israel is normal and about 4,500 Nepalis living there were safe.

On this occasion, Tapas Adhikari, the Nepalese ambassador to Pakistan, informed about the latest situation in Iran as well.