SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY CONGRATULATES NEPAL’S FIRST PRESIDENT

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

The Secretary-General warmly congratulates Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on his election as the first President of the Republic of Nepal.  He calls on all parties to cooperate in forming a new Government which will carry forward Nepal’s peace process.

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