Kathmandu, April 8 -- Breaking with the tradition of meeting foreign ambassadors and diplomats individually, Prime Minister Balendra Shah is set to meet several Kathmandu-based ambassadors jointly on Wednesday.

This is likely the first time in recent history that a Nepali prime minister has met with ambassadors and diplomats together, apart from the diplomatic briefings that typically take place after a change in government. Ambassadors and diplomats from key countries, including India, China, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, among others, have been invited to jointly call on the prime minister at the Prime Minister's Office.

Shah, who was sworn in as prime minister on March 27, has not met foreign envoys individually de...