The international community welcomed the formation of a new
Nepali interim government with the Communist Party of Nepal
(Maoist) (CPN-M) joining it, English daily The Kathmandu
Post reported Monday.
The United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), India and the
United States stressed effective law enforcement so as to set the
stage for the scheduled Constituent Assembly (CA) elections.
Ian Martin, head of the UN Mission in Nepal said it is "a key
moment" for consolidation of Nepal's peace process.
"I congratulate the leaders of the eight political parties on
their willingness to share responsibilities in this transitional
period," said Martin in a statement issued on Sunday.
He said the government should be in a stronger position to face
the challenges that still lie ahead: establishing effective law
enforcement across the country, and providing for the future of
former combatants and a wider reform of the security sector, among
others.
The EU termed the formation of the new government as an
"important milestone in the peace process".
"The EU looks to the new government to operate in line with
democratic principles, to tackle impunity, to deliver reforms
through state institutions and to dismantle any parallel
structures," said a statement issued by German Ambassador Franz
Ring on behalf of the EU.
Likewise, in a statement, India's Ministry of External Affairs
said the formation of the new government marks "another step
forward in the implementation of the peace process, and toward the
creation of conditions in which the people of Nepal can determine
their future through free and fair elections to the CA".
The United States still cautious reiterating its commitment to
fully support the ongoing peace process in Nepal, it also asked the
CPN-M to finally abandon violence as they have now joined the
government.
(Xinhua News Agency April 2, 2007)
