Risk of Confrontation in Nepal: UNMIN
Ms. Karin Landgren, the Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal and head of the UNMIN has urged the political parties of Nepal to make the most of the 11 weeks remaining in the mandate of UNMIN.
The UNMIN’s mandate is ending on 23 January 2010.
Briefing the Security Council November 6, 2009, Ms. Landgren had made the remark.
There had been some progress in providing renewed impetus to the remaining tasks of the peace process that ended fighting between the Government and Maoist opposition, said Landgren.
However, the process had faced "protracted deadlock, with the added risk of confrontation", added Landgren who is at times alleged to side with the Maoists.
The current impasse, she said, emerged following the events of May 2009, when the President revoked the dismissal of the chief of the Army and consequently the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) stepped down from the Government.
“Trust between the parties had continued to dwindle”, she opined.
"Until the parties establish a clearer framework for cooperation in the immediate future, and find ways of moving forward on major elements of the peace process, it is difficult to facilitate a logical exit for the UNMIN from Nepal," she said.
"It would be tragic if the successes gained so far were allowed to unravel," she stressed.
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Till you allow the Maoists to roam freely (form the cantonment under your supervision) with the guns, there will be confrontation always. Madam, you are encouraging Maoists.