SECRETARY-GENERAL CLARIFIES COMMENTS MADE IN NEPAL BY UNITED NATIONS

RESIDENT, HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR, 24 JANUARY

 

Following is the text of a statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

I would like to clarify comments made to the press by United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, Matthew Kahane, on 24 January.  His comments were not intended to suggest that the Government of India has influence over Nepalese groups that have recently been limiting the steady flow of essential goods into the Terai region of Nepal, such as food.  India is an important partner in the region and we appreciate very much the unfailing and long-standing assistance and support that India has provided to the United Nations and, more importantly, to the people of Nepal.

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