UN chief calls for early, prosperous conclusion of peace procedure in Nepal

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday hailed an agreement reached by Nepal's three main political parties to extend the term of the Constituent Assembly ( CA) for three much more months, and called for "an early and prosperous conclusion" of the peace course of action in the Asian country.

A statement issued here by Ban's spokesman mentioned, "The secretary- basic welcomes the agreement reached amongst the parties in Nepal to extend the Constituent Assembly, plus the reaffirmation of their commitment to complete the simple tasks from the peace method, specifically the integration and rehabilitation from the Maoist Army personnel."

After a prolonged rounds of internal, bilateral and multilateral meetings, the three key political parties of Nepal reached a consensus earlier Sunday morning to extend the CA term for 3 a lot more months.

Based on the deal, the top three parties -- the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the Nepali Congress, as well as the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) -- agreed to extend the CA term by 3 months initially and full the very first draft with the constitution within three months, making Nepal Army's structure inclusive and resignation of incumbent Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, reports stated.

Parties forging consensus to extend the CA term for three months has not simply bestowed CA's life but additionally worked as medicine to continued life of Nepal's ongoing peace process. The extension has dismissed probable "constitutional crisis" and arouse new hopes in frustrated Nepali people today for the continuation of peace method and drafting new constitution, the reports mentioned.

A meeting of Legislative Parliament on Sunday morning endorsed a bill to amend Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007 that enables to extend the CA term for 3 months.

"The secretary-general urges the parties to bring the peace method to an early and successful conclusion on the basis of a clear timetable and program of action and looks forward to additional progress inside the drafting with the new constitution," the UN statement said.

"The parties need to take this opportunity afforded to them to live as much as their commitments and responsibilities within the interests of peace and stability in Nepal," the statement mentioned.

"The United Nations will continue to assistance progress in the peace course of action in Nepal," the statement added.

The 601-member CA was elected in 2008 having a two-year mandate to write the new constitution following the finish of decade-long civil war among the then rebel Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the state that abolished the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal.

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