KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 10

The government has decided to establish its embassy in Portugal and has recommended Shanil Nepal for the ambassadorial position.

Similarly, the government has approved a concessional loan of around Rs 13.26 billion to be received as budgetary assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as announced by Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma.

During a meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Thursday, the decision was made to approve the acquisition of six Bigha and eight Kattha of land in the Tarai region and three Ropani of land in the hilly region for various offices under the Armed Police Force Nepal.

The government's Spokesperson, Sharma, shared that the cabinet granted permission to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Basanta Bahadur Kunwar and Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the APF Nepal, Banshi Raj Dahal, to participate in the INTERPOL General Assembly scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, from November 28 to December 1.

The meeting also amended the guidelines relating to the rescue and relief of earthquake survivors. Minister Sharma mentioned that the cabinet meeting granted permission to Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizen Surendra Acharya to participate in the 'International Conference Advancing the Right and Empowerment of Women,' which is set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Likewise, a decision was made to approve the Memorandum of Understanding related to Youth and Sports between Nepal and Qatar. The meeting also decided to send National Planning Commission Member Dr. Jay Kanta Raut to the event titled 'Concretizing Actions Towards Agri-food Systems Transformation,' taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 6 to 8.

Similarly, the cabinet meeting approved the Social Sites Operational Guidelines for the year 2080 BS.