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Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Jhalanath Khanal, the Prime Minister of Nepal, in the margins of the LDC IV conference in Istanbul today.
They discussed the staging of the Fourth United Nations Conference on LDCs and the implementation of the new Programme of Action.
The Secretary-General urged the Prime Minister to make greater efforts to move forward the peace process in Nepal through genuine cooperation among all political stakeholders. He also underscored the need for establishing transitional justice mechanisms.
The Secretary-General reaffirmed support for efforts - in close cooperation with UNESCO - to better preserve Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. The Secretary-General thanked the Prime Minister for Nepal's steadfast contribution to peacekeeping operations, and expressed his condolences for the recent sacrifices of Nepalese peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Haiti.