SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEPAL’S NEW PRIME MINISTER ON HISTORIC ELECTION

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

The Secretary-General warmly congratulates Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) on his election as the first Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.  He calls on all parties to cooperate with the new Government in order to carry forward Nepal’s peace process.

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