Nepal will always remember UNMIN’s contributions: Dahal
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KATHMANDU, JAN 16 - Though the caretaker government didn't organise any formal ceremony to bid farewell to UNMIN following its term expiry on Saturday, the UCPN (Maoist) held a function in the Capital on Sunday and said adieu to the UN body.
At the programme, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that Nepali people will never forget its contributions to the country's peace process.
At a programme organised by the Maoist party to bid farewell to UNMIN chief Karin Landgren and her team, Dahal stressed that the UN, in post-UNMIN period, should play an important role in the peace process and constitution drafting.
UNMIN helped hold Constituent Assembly elections in a free and fair atmosphere and monitor the two armies that fought against each other during the decade long conflict period, he said.
"We are very sorry to say that some leaders from the major political parties and the government stood against UNMIN," he said. "Those who accused UNMIN of interfering in Nepal's internal affairs and siding with the Maoist party made irresponsible statements."
UNMIN maintained impartiality by resisting the pressure of those who wanted to utilise the UN's international recognition for their petty interests, he said.
In the programme attended by representatives of the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council, members of Nepal-based diplomatic missions, the Maoist chairman reiterated his commitment to the peace process and constitution drafting.
The Maoist party always supported UNMIN's effort for peace building in Nepal and wanted to see continuation of the UN body until the successful completion of the peace process, said Dahal, who is former prime minister.
He also hails contributions made by UNMIN Chief Karin Landgren and her predecessor Ian Martin for facilitating the peace process.
Speaking at the farewell reception, UNMIN chief Landgren hoped that the Nepali leaders will fulfill aspirations of people by taking the peace process to a successful conclusion.
She stressed that the parties should offer a dignified solution to 19,000 People's Liberation Army personnel cantoned across the country. Landgren, who has been appointed as the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Burundi, left for New York on Sunday following the end of UNMIN's mandate on Saturday midnight.
Posted on: 2011-01-16 08:52
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