KATHMANDU: The government has dismissed 15 honorary consuls serving in various countries.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Friday took the decision in this regard.

According to the government Spokesperson and Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Sasmit Pokharel, the meeting decided to request the President Ramchandra Paudel to address the upcoming joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament scheduled for 4:00 pm on March 11.

Similarly, the government took the decision to table the Protocol No. 29 of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation 1930 at the Parliament for endorsement.

Similarly, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No 81) would be tabled in the Parliament for approval.