Peace process will end amicably within six months: PM Nepal
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the peace process will be
given a logical conclusion within six months at the most.
During the meeting with the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief
Karin Landgren at his official residence in Baluwatar Tuesday morning, PM
Nepal said the government is making necessary preparations to see to it
that the peace process concludes amicably and that the time period needed
for it doesn't exceed six months, according to his foreign affairs advisor
Rajan Bhattarai.
Landgren expressed her concern about the latest political situation in the
country, but at the same time hoped that the consensus the political
parties reached on Monday may steer the country towards the right path.
In response PM Nepal is learnt to have assured Landgren that the political
parties have forged a new understanding by doing away with the past
bitterness.
The integration and rehablilitation of Maoist combatants also featured in
the nearly one-hour talks, according to reports.
The discussion with PM Nepal is one of series of high-level meetings
Landgren has made prior to leaving this week for New York to help UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon prepare his quarterly report on Nepal, which
will be submitted to the Secruity Council
On Tuesday, Landgren had also met Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad
Koirala and Unified CPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The meeting with Koirala proved significant because the NC President
promised that he will see to it that UNMIN get its term extended by
another six months. Nepalnews.com
