Nepal’s Permanent Mission conveys govt’s annoyance over UNMIN chief’s ‘malicious conjecture."

The Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN has termed the parts of the statement made by Karin Landgren, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and chief of UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) during a briefing to the UN Security council on Nepal’s peace process as “highly objectionable” and based on “malicious rumours and pure conjecture.”
“There is no basis for such an analysis. The Government of Nepal, therefore, completely refutes such analysis and comments,” the Permanent Mission of Nepal in New York said in a statement released Thursday.

Karin Landgren (File Photo)

Landgren had in the meeting of the Security Council held on Wednesday said that although Nepal’s “dramatic political gains” were not likely to be reversed, but warned of a prospect of a “people’s revolt” which she said remains an explicit Maoist threat and of the President stepping in an Army backed coup. “Any such measure would sorely threaten peace and Nepal’s fragile democracy,” she said.
“The indication of a possible failure of the peace process, President’s rule and army backed coup are not only unthinkable but also wild comments. They do not represent an iota of possibility in Nepal. All these institutions are committed to the Interim Constitution of Nepal which they have also expressed repeatedly in appropriate forum,” said the Permanent Mission of Nepal in a rebuttal.
The Permanent Mission further reminded that the Government of Nepal has expressed clearly that there will be no purported legal void following the withdrawal of UNMIN from Nepal.
“The Special Committee, which represents all the stakeholders, is formed on the basis of the provision of the Interim Constitution of Nepal and therefore has a full responsibility to take over all the tasks from UNMIN in a seamless manner.”

Gyan Chandra Acharya (File Photo)

The Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Gyan Chandra Acharya also made a statement in the Security Council yesterday refuting the analysis of Karen Landgren for possible failure of the peace process or the uncertainties in Nepal following the withdrawal of UNMIN.
While speaking before the Security Council Ambassador Acharya said that the Special Committee will supervise arms and Maoist army combatants as per the guidelines laid out in the Directives for Supervision, Control, Direction and Code of Conduct for the Maoist Army Combatants which was adopted unanimously on 17 September 2010.
“The committee is working hard to finalise the necessary preparation for a smooth takeover of all the responsibilities. The Special Committee itself would be a place to settle disputes and any other issues that may come up in the course of the peace process onwards,” he said.
Ambassador Acharya also stated that the Government of Nepal has already sent a letter to UNMIN and through it to the United Nations on the issues related to the monitoring of Maoist army combatants and arms, on Nepal army, on Agreement on Management of Arms and Armies (AMMA) and Dispute Resolution Mechanism and on the request for the transfer of the updated records of arms and Maoist army combatants, all the materials, equipment and logistics used by UNMIN for monitoring tasks.
Nepal’s peace process would reach its culmination following the reintegration and rehabilitation of combatants and promulgation of new constitution, Ambassador Acharya stressed.
Further, Ambassador Acharya highlighted that High-Level Committee comprising top leaders from major political parties has succeeded in ironing out many of the differences in the thematic reports of the Constituent Assembly. There are a number of issues that need to be settled in the months ahead by the parties at the Constituent Assembly. If it is taking more time, it is only because of the historic task of transformation that the new constitution will usher in the political, social and economic spheres in the days ahead, he said.
Ambassador Acharya stressed that political parties in Nepal “would muster a higher level of maturity and understanding and move toward the logical conclusion of the peace process as they have exhibited necessary courage, maturity and flexibility in times of need in the past.”
He emphasised that Nepal is committed to the path of peace, stability and development and shall remain fully engaged with the international community in the days ahead to ensure a better and prosperous future for all the Nepali people within a more peaceful and secure world.
Ambassador Acharya further wrote to the members of the Security Council expressing strong objections to the parts of the statement made by UNMIN chief Landgren as baseless conjecture.From:- nepalnews.com