Nepali president, vice president to be addressed as "His Excellency"
24/7/2008 17:24
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has issued a circular asking all
diplomatic missions in Nepal and abroad to address the newly elected president
and vice president as "His Excellency".
According to an official of the MoFA,
it has sent the circular to all Nepali missions abroad and foreign diplomatic
missions in Nepal, reported a leading website, eKantipur.com today.
According
to the report, a previous cabinet decision had settled for addressing the
president and the vice president as " Right Honorable", just like with the prime
minister, the chief justice of the Supreme Court and the chairman of the
Constituent Assembly, but later this was changed to "His Excellency" to
distinguish the two positions from the others, the official said.
Similarly,
the MoFA has sent another circular asking all missions to officially refer to
Nepal as the "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal". But the government has
advised that Nepal can be referred to as the "Republic of Nepal" in general
usage.
Ram Baran Yadav from the Nepali Congress was elected president on
Monday, while the Constituent Assembly Saturday declared Madhesi People's Rights
Forum candidate Paramananda Jha the first vice president of the republican
Nepal.
Xinhua
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