{"id":431949,"date":"2026-07-01T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=431949"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:38:32","slug":"german-embassy-rejects-claims-of-diplomatic-rift-over-nepal-passport-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/07\/01\/431949.html","title":{"rendered":"German Embassy rejects claims of diplomatic rift over Nepal passport probe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/242871742_183374807272169_8385552452204808030_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 1, Kathmandu: <\/strong>The German Embassy has rejected reports of diplomatic tension over Nepal\u2019s electronic passport procurement dispute, clarifying that recent high-level talks in Berlin were routine diplomatic engagements rather than a formal reprimand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement addressing what it characterized as misleading coverage, the embassy emphasized that Nepal&#8217;s Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires was invited to a meeting at the German Federal Foreign Office, noting that an invitation carries distinct meaning in diplomatic protocol compared to a formal summons. The embassy confirmed that no protest notes or official documents were handed over, and no warnings were issued regarding potential consequences for bilateral relations. Reaffirming a constitutional commitment to the independence of the judiciary, officials reiterated that the embassy maintains a strict policy against commenting on active court cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clarification arrives amid a 7.75 billion rupee corruption case filed by Nepal\u2019s anti-graft body against 18 individuals, including local passport officials and representatives of German technology firms Veridos and M\u00fchlbauer, over alleged procurement irregularities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While legal proceedings continue in Kathmandu\u2019s Special Court, Nepal\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed reports of a diplomatic rift, and authorities have deferred further project decisions until mid-July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 1, Kathmandu: The German Embassy has rejected reports of diplomatic tension over Nepal\u2019s electronic passport procurement dispute, clarifying that recent high-level talks in Berlin were routine diplomatic engagements rather than a formal reprimand. In a statement addressing what it characterized as misleading coverage, the embassy emphasized that Nepal&#8217;s Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires was invited to a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":431950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,8],"tags":[],"reporter":[26],"class_list":["post-431949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administration","category-en-cover","reporter-kaushal-ghimire"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431951,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431949\/revisions\/431951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431949"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=431949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}