SECRETARY-GENERAL, DISAPPOINTED AT INTERIM GOVERNMENT’S POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTION

IN NEPAL, URGES SEVEN-PARTY ALLIANCE TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ISSUES

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is disappointed by the decision of the Interim Government of Nepal to postpone the Constituent Assembly Election, which had been scheduled for 22 November.  He strongly urges the Seven-Party Alliance to redouble efforts so that outstanding issues can be expeditiously resolved and the election held very soon.  The people of Nepal have demonstrated their desire for peace, and the stakes are too high to allow manageable differences to deny their aspirations.

The United Nations remains committed to assisting efforts to establish a durable peace in Nepal.

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