Kathmandu, Apr. 30
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal
held telephone talk on detention of Nepali nationals in Ukraine as Prisoners of
War (POWs) with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha on Thursday.
He received a telephone call from FM
Sybiha, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Nepal informed in a
statement.
FM Khanal informed the Ukrainian counterpart that Nepal does not allow
recruitment of Nepali citizens in any foreign army except in those countries
with whom Nepal has traditional agreements.
He strongly requested the Ukrainian
Government to release and return, on humanitarian ground, all nine Nepali
nationals taken into detention by the Ukrainian forces.
"Sybiha assured Minister Khanal that
the Ukrainian side is open to discuss on this issue," read the statement.
On the occasion, Sybiha expressed his best wishes for a successful tenure of FM
Khanal.
The two leaders also talked about Nepal-Ukraine relations. They expressed
satisfaction over the excellent state of bilateral relations and reaffirmed
their commitment to further enhancing cooperation between the two countries
across various sectors, including agriculture, tourism and education.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 May 2026.
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