UNMIN Chief Says Peace Process In Progress
By KTM Metro Reporter
September 22, 2010: Speaking at a press conference held in Kathmandu on Wednesday, September 21, 2010, Chief of UNMIN Karin Landgren has appreciated a gentleman's agreement between the Government of Nepal and the UCPN-Maoist signing the four-point agreement on completing the remaining task of the ongoing peace process. She has said that she is pleased to underline the significant development in the peace process during the past 10 days: the four-point agreement and the resumption of Special Committee working on transferring the chain of command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) and the decision on forming a secretariat under AISC for management of the PLA.
In her reporting to the Security Council on September 7, she has said that there has not been any real progress in the peace process for much of 2010 as the parties have been paying insignificant attention to the process, and on the unfounded criticism of UNMIN's work.
Some of the so-called Nepalese leaders and the Government of Nepal have had objected the report on the peace process in Nepal, Secretary General Ban-ki Moon has presented to the Security Council. In the press conference, Landgren has clarified the Secretary General’s report on Nepal the Nepalese leaders and the government have failed to understand.