YANG HOULAN ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHINA'S AMBASSADOR

CHINESE AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE PRESENTING CREDENTIALS

Kathmandu, 20 June: Yang Houlan assumes formal responsibilities Monday as China’s ambassador Monday by presenting his credentials to President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav.
Yang is a security expert who has served as Beijing’s top diplomat in oil rich Saudi Arabia and troubled Afghanistan.
India’s new ambassador-designate Jayant Prasad, like incumbent Rakesh Sood, is also taking over as India’s top diplomat in Kathmandu after serving as New Delhi’s top diplomat in Afghanistan
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