Kathmandu, March 5 -- Prime Minister Sushila Karki held a telephone conversation with her Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Thursday, expressing concern about the safety of around 360,000 Nepali nationals living in Qatar amid the tense situation in West Asia.

Prime Minister Karki conveyed Nepal's concern over the recent developments in the region and thanked the Qatari government for ensuring the security and protection of Nepali citizens residing there, the prime minister's secretariat said.

"About 360,000 Nepali citizens are currently living and working in the State of Qatar. I am very pleased to hear that they are safe and well cared for," Karki said.

The prime minister said Nepal is closely m...