“We would have liked to see the report more balanced, nuanced and reflective of the correct assessment of the situation on the ground in its entirety. [break]It is most important that we have a well rounded view of the situation based on accurate assessments,” said Gyan Chandra Acharya, the permanent representative to the UN, during a meeting of the Security Council in New York on Tuesday night (Nepali time).
Acharya further said that the report did not necessarily reflect the government´s concerted efforts to push forward the peace process from the transitional phase to normal state at the earliest and government´s utmost flexibility in promoting peace and accelerating the constitution building process.
“These efforts may have provided a balanced view of the situation,” the Nepali ambassador to the UN told the council.
Acharya also objected to Ban´s treatment of the Maoists combatant on par with the Nepal Army in the report.
“With the election to the Constituent Assembly and formation of the Special Committee, the concept of two armies is no more there. Therefore, the Maoist combatants should be referred to as such consistently throughout the report. A national army cannot be equated with the combatants,” Acharya said.
Acharya also accused Ban of not mentioning the effort of the prime minister and special committee to push forward the task of managing Maoist combatants. Nor has the report mentioned the government´s initiatives toward democratizing the national army.
He also took a strong exception to the report for questioning the legitimacy of the present caretaker government and said the government has full authority as per the Constitution of Nepal.
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