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Landgren’s report on Nepal to UN Security General
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
Presenting the latest mid-term report on the Nepal’s peace process to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, UNMIN Chief Karin Landgren has said that the peace process in Nepal has faced a protracted deadlock with added risk of confrontation and violence since the impasse that emerged following the events when the President revoked the Army Chief’s dismissal, and consequently the UCPN-Maoist stepped down from the government according to the state-run newspaper ‘The Rising Nepal’ of November 8, 2009.
Landgren has also said that the Nepalese political leaders have not been consistent with their commitments to the peace agreements. "Until the parties establish a clearer framework for cooperation, and find ways of moving forward on major elements of the peace process, it is difficult to plot a structured exit for UNMIN," she added.
Concerning the UN Secretary General’s suggestion for a national unity government in Nepal, talking to the reporters in New York, spokesperson for the UN Michele Montas said that Security General Ban’s observations were consistent with his repeated calls for unity and consensus among the political parties to ensure the success of the peace process.
"The report is intended to encourage Nepal’s political parties to achieve what they themselves have expressed about the desirability of a unity government and does not in any way represent a form of interference," said Montas.
