Koirala´s remark comes a day after Ban presented his report to the UN Security Council, saying that the peace process in Nepal was on the verge of collapse due to growing mistrust between the government, the Maoists and the army. [break]
In a meeting with five envoys of European Union countries on Friday, Koirala said the situation reflected in the report is far from reality. Envoys from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark and Finland were present during the meeting.
During the 50-minute meeting, the envoys had expressed concern about the ongoing peace process and constitution-drafting, referring to the UN Secretary-General´s report.
According to Koirala´s foreign affairs advisor Suresh Chalise, who was present during the meeting, Koirala said the peace process was moving in the right direction, especially after the agreement reached among the three major parties to form a High-Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) to drive the process forward.
On the occasion, the envoys congratulated Koirala on forming the HLPM under his chairmanship. They said they were encouraged to learn of the HLPM coming into being and also expressed assurances of their support.
Koirala thanked the envoys for their support. He also said that he had been able to persuade Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to include the prime minister in the HLPM.
Koirala said they plan to form similar mechanisms at the village level as well.
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