Saying that UN would not be in the position to extend the term of UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) after one more extension, Ban expressed concerns over the issue of lingering peace process during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at the Danish capital on Tuesday.[break]
“He expressed concern over issue and told me that UN could not extend UNMIN’s term after the next extension,” PM Nepal told myrepublica after the meeting. “So he urged us to solve the issue of Maoist combatants within three months of next extension.”
UNMIN’s term expires on January 23, 2010.
Ban also asked Nepal to take leading role in the climate change issue especially after assuming the chair of the committee of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
PM Nepal who reached Copenhage on Tuesday met Ban at at the Bela Center, the venue of the climate change meeting.
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