New York

24 September 2011

Read-out of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Baburam Bhattarai, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General

The Secretary-General met with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of the Federal Democratic Republic Nepal. He stated his appreciation for Nepal's leadership and active role in the work of the United Nations, especially in the areas of social and economic development and peacekeeping.

They also exchanged views on the peace process in Nepal. The Secretary-General expressed his hope that the outstanding issues of the peace process such as the integration and rehabilitation of the former Maoist combatants and the drafting of the constitution, would be completed in a spirit of compromise and cooperation in the newly extended period of the Constituent Assembly.