Visiting Parliamentary Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Gudrun Koop told a press conference in the capital that political parties must listen to the concerns of the conflict victims and make the peace process more inclusive.[break]
Her comments came in the backdrop concerns that the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) might grant amnesty to people allegedly involved in gross rights violation during the insurgency.
"You cannot have bright future without looking into the past and see that you can sort out what was wrong," Koop said."We want investigation, we would like to see justice and we would like the victims of the civil war included in this process," she said suggesting conflict victim or their families be engaged TRC and Disappearance commissions.
Referring to her meeting with Prime Minister Babu Ram Bhattarai, she expressed the hope that peace process and constitution drafting process would be concluded within the stipulated deadline of May 27, paving way for the development in Nepal.
While mentioning that Germany was mainly focusing on renewable energy and health sectors in Nepal, she said Nepali and German governments will have a consultation meeting in May end, and negotiation in November for future German funded projects.
During her stay in Nepal, she also held meeting with Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun and Peace and Reconstruction Minister Satya Pahadi. Referring to the request of Nepali government officials for German investment, she suggested Nepal government to first ensure rule of law, peace and stable government to attract foreign investment.
On a separate note, she also asked the government to abide by international humanitarian laws that Nepal is a party to in regards to Tibetan refugees living in the country.
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