Ex US President Jimmy Carter to arrive on March 29

Former US president Jimmy Carter is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on March 29.

Former US president Jimmy Carter

The Kathmandu office of the Carter Centre in a press statement said Carter will meet senior government officials, political leaders, and civil society representatives in support of the Centre's peace monitoring and reporting from Nepal.

During the meetings, he will encourage Nepali sides to ensure that the Constituent Assembly elections are held in time and in a free and fair elections. He will hold a press conference before leaving Kathmandu for Myanmar on April 1.

Carter had visited Nepal just ahead of the CA elections in 2008. Nepalnews.com