In a open letter to the people of Nepal on Thursday, the former US president said he was encouraged by recent efforts to promote dialogue among political leaders, including the High-level Political Mechanism. [break]
"The May 28 deadline for the new constitution is rapidly approaching. I am glad to hear that the Constituent Assembly (CA) has made considerable progress and encourage Nepal´s political leaders and all CA members to redouble their efforts to produce a democratic, inclusive, and broadly acceptable constitution by the deadline," Carter said in the letter disseminated by Carter Center in Kathmandu.
He also hoped that the political parties would soon reach a political resolution on the issue of integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants while complimenting the government for the plan of action on integration.
Carter was in Nepal to monitor Constituent Assembly elections in April 2008.
He further said that all sides should refrain from provocative comments and actions and should return to the principles of peace and democracy, justice, human rights, rule of law, and press freedom encapsulated in the guiding documents of Nepal´s historic peace process.
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