"The government has presented the ordinance before the President keeping in mind its importance in concluding the peace process," the Prime Minister said.[break]
Addressing the International Peace Day celebrations held on the premises of Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction on Friday, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that the ordinance would help take the peace process to a conclusion and console the conflict victims.
At the call of the 55th General Assembly of the United Nations, September 21 every year is marked at the International Peace Day and it has been five years since the Day was started to be marked in Nepal.
Underlining the need of promulgating the new constitution through the Constituent Assembly for guaranteeing lasting peace and political stability in the country, the Prime Minister said economic revolution would be possible only through political stability.
"Concluding the peace process is the top priority of the incumbent government", he said, adding that durable peace could be established only if equitable society is formed with the elimination of all sorts of discrimination´s existing in the Nepali society.
According to Dr Bhattarrai, the local peace committees have been formed in all the 75 districts to take the peace process to the local level.
On the occasion, Under Secretary at the Peace and Reconstruction Ministry Shiva Prasad Chaudhary has been honoured for his ´best´ performance.
Also speaking at the program, Peace and Reconstruction Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi said political stability was a must for durable peace and the Ministry has given top priority to conclude the peace process.
Almost all tasks of the peace process except for some technical works, and army integration have been completed, he said, adding that reconstruction of the physical infrastructures damaged during the conflict is undertaken. Similarly, Ministry´s Secretary Dhruba Prasad Sharma highlighted the ministry´s activities.
Likewise, UNICEF Nepal Chief Hanna Singer expressed concern over laxity in implementation of announcing Schools as Peace Zone program. No child should be involved in political activities, said Singer.
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