Kathmandu, Aug 17
One
hundred and eighteen Nepali nationals arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday while 256
individuals have registered their details in the web portal of the Department
of Consular Services (DoCS.
The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has informed that the Nepali migrant workers
were brought to Nepal in coordination with the friendly nations.
All
of them are being managed at the Holding Centre managed by the COVID-19 Crisis
Management Centre (CCMC) in Samakhushi of Kathmandu Metropolis following their
testing of COVID-19.
Likewise,
nine Indians who were on the same flight were tested for COVID-19 and later on
handed over to the officials of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
The
MoFA said that Nepalis who were rescued from Afghanistan and reached Kuwait
will arrive here on Tuesday night.
The
Ministry has urged the Nepalis in Afghanistan to remain at the same locations
until they were rescued and remain in continuous touch with the MoFA, DoCS and
Embassy of Nepal in India. The government has also requested the manpower
agencies which were involved in sending Nepali workers through the legal
channel to support in the rescue process.
Earlier,
on Sunday, the
government had created an online registration portal at https://nepalconsular.gov.np/ and requested concerned individuals or their
families to update information in the portal.
People can contact Department of Consular Services (DCS) at
+977-9749326458, MoFA at +9779749326459 and Embassy of Nepal in India at
+918929601925 on cell phone Viber and WhatsApp.
A task force
formed to facilitate in the rescue operations is coordinating with the
concerned agencies to manage COVID-19 test and quarantine facilities for the
returnee migrants.
Likewise,
earlier on Monday, Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand had directed the
concerned agencies to facilitate the rescue of Nepali nationals stranded in
Afghanistan.
Meanwhile,
a Situation Room is created at the MoFA which is led by Deputy Chief of
Protocol.
Concerned
people can contact Deputy Chief of Protocol at +9779860436481, Protocol Officer
at +9779841792774, and non-gazetted first class officer at +9779849811100. They
can also be reached via emails – rewati.paudel@mofa.gov.np, anil.lamsal@mofa.gov.np, and gyanhari.gyawali@mofa.gov.np.
Nepal has called for the respect and
facilitation for safe and orderly departure of all those stranded in
Afghanistan through every channel of movement, including roads, airports or
border points.
“Nepal broadly supports the call
from the international community to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly
departure of all those who wish to leave the country through roads, airports or
border crossings,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement on
Tuesday evening.
It has also called upon those in a
position to do so for the protection of human life and property and the
maintenance of peace, order and stability.
Stating that Nepal has been closely
following the recent developments in Afghanistan, the government has urged all
parties concerned to ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of the people.
“Nepal wishes to see lasting peace
and stability in Afghanistan, a fellow member of SAARC, and the continued
progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Afghanistan,” read the
statement.
Meanwhile, the United States of
America rescued Gurkha soldiers who were working at the US Embassy in Kabul.
“The US Government has facilitated
the departure of all Nepali Gurkhas who worked at the US Embassy in
Afghanistan. It was an honour to welcome the first flight back to Nepal this
morning after a stop in the Middle East,” tweeted the US Embassy in Kathmandu.
The mission also expressed gratitude for the bravery and service of the Gurkhas.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 18 August 2021.
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