Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Saturday held a meeting with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters in New York.
According to a press release issued by the Nepali permanent mission in New York, the UN Secretary General congratulated the PM for his historic political transformation and achievement in peace and democracy in Nepal. The PM thanked the Secretary-General for his continuous support to Nepal's peace process and the positive reference to Nepal in his report to the General Assembly.
The release stated that the UN chief assured the PM of continued UN support for Nepal's peace process and socio-economic development in the days ahead, while the PM expressed commitment to move forward in the spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord and other agreements to take the peace process to a logical conclusion.
The UN Secretary General also appreciated Nepal's continued participation in the UN peacekeeping operations. The PM ‘Prachanda’ reiterated Nepal's commitment to continue providing troops to UN peacekeeping missions at the call of the UN.
At the meeting, PM 'Prachanda' also extended an invitation to visit Nepal to which Ban Ki-moon assured that he would visit Nepal soon.
Nepal's permanent representative Madhu Raman Acharya, Chief Secretary Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire, Principal Private Secretary to the PM Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Foreign Secretary Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya, and Mr. Hira Bahadur Thapa, Advisor to the PM, were present at the meeting.
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