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UN:
SECURITY COUNCIL 'DISAPPOINTED' AT NEPAL ELECTIONS DELAY - PRESIDENT:
09/10/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 09 October 2007 -
Members of the Security Council today,
recognizing the strong desire of the Nepalese people for peace following a
decade-long conflict, expressed “disappointment” at the delay to Constituent
Assembly elections that were scheduled to be held next month, the 15-member
body’s president said.
In a
statement to the press, Ambassador Leslie K. Christian of Ghana said the Council
agreed that the international community “needed to help Nepal to create the
conditions necessary to hold credible elections.”
Once
elected, the Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution for Nepal, where
an estimated 13,000 people were killed during the decade-long civil conflict
that came to a formal end when the Government and the Maoists signed a peace
accord late last year.
The
polls were to have taken place in June but were then postponed to 22 November
because of technical problems and the onset of the monsoon season. Earlier this
month, Nepal’s Interim Government announced another delay, prompting
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to voice his disappointment at the postponement.
In a
statement on 5 October, Mr. Ban strongly urged the Seven-Party Alliance which
comprises the interim coalition Government “to redouble efforts so that
outstanding issues can be expeditiously resolved and the election held very
soon.”
In its
statement today, the Council also reiterated their full support for the work of
the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), established in January to support the peace
process in the Himalayan nation.
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