Kathmandu, 16 April : President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Prakash (NP) Saud amidst a special ceremony at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas today.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ had appointed Saud, a Nepali Congress leader and member of House of Representatives today itself before this.
Present in the oath-taking ceremony were Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Dahal, Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina. Minister Saud also today took charge of his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singha Durbar.
