A group of Heads of Mission in Nepal on Friday urged all political parties to continue to abide by both the letter and spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) and "rededicate" themselves to delivering the commitments they made to the people of Nepal.

Expressing concern that progress on implementing the agreements has stalled, the envoys said that there is also clear lack of will to address conflict-era human rights abuses and an unwillingness to tackle the continuing state of impunity in Nepal.

"We note that the Constituent Assembly has fallen behind schedule and that there is so far no agreement on the future structure and governance of Nepal, " reads the statement jointly issued by the mission of Australia, Denmark, European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, UK and USA on the third anniversary of the signing of the CPA. "A failure to agree on a vision for the future and to draft the constitution on time will be a clear disregard of the expectations and aspirations of Nepal's citizens, and will set back the country's economic and social development."

The envoys further said that other critical aspects of the CPA remain incomplete - the rehabilitation and integration of Maoist ex-combatants, and determining the structure of the Nepal Army is still not under way, and called on the parties to put aside their differences and work together to agree on the creation of a more "prosperous, equitable and democratic Nepal". nepalnews.com

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