In a meeting with Deputy Permanent Representative of Nepal at UN Headquarters in New York on December 18, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet said that they could not consult Nepal´s Mission before sending back Basnet to Nepal from the peacekeeping mission in Chad. [break]
A letter sent by the mission in New York said Mulet also called for proper observance by NA of established norms and procedures including those related to human rights while selecting officers for peacekeeping operations. "This will help maintain Nepal´s image as a longstanding contributor of peacekeepers," the letter quoted Muller as saying.
The DPKO had expelled Basnet on December 10 over his alleged involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Maina Sunar during Maoist insurgency in February 2004.
Expressing serious reservation over the act, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on December 16 had asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to write an objection letter to the DPKO to Basnet´s expulsion. The MoD argued that the DPKO should have consulted the government before taking a decision to send Basnet back from Chad mission.
During the meeting, Nepal called for prior consultation with troops contributing country in taking decision on issues of this nature. It also asked for procedural clarity on such issues.
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