Nepal to wait until July 19 before deciding on German passport deal

PM’s Office doubts German firms’ preparedness to roll out biometric passports, but Foreign Ministry believes they can meet the deadline.

With the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remain divided over the ability of German firms, Veridos GmbH and Muhlbauer ID Service GmbH, to deliver biometric passports from the third week of July, the government is in a mood to wait until the deadline before deciding its next course in the passport procurement process.