The Secretary-General is seriously concerned that due to political differences the parties in Nepal have yet to reach an agreement to extend the term of the Constituent Assembly past the 28 May 2010 deadline for completing its critical work. The Constituent Assembly and its progress to date toward the adoption of Nepal's new constitution represent a significant and hard-won achievement of the peace process. The Secretary-General calls urgently on the party leaders to regain their unity of purpose in order to preserve the Assembly and the peace process. Now is the time to put national interest first.