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17:17, July 13, 2007 |
The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Ian Martin met with Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Friday morning to discuss the stalled second stage verification of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) ''s "People''s Liberation Army (PLA)", a spokesperson of the UNMIN said.
Martin had also met with Maoist Chairman Prachanda on Thursday to discuss the same issue, spokesperson of the UNMIN Kieran Dwyer told reporters.
"Mr. Martin held general discussion of the peace process, one of the topics of which was the verification process. He also briefed the prime minister on his meeting with Prachanda," according to Dwyer.
Dwyer said that during his meeting with Martin, Prachanda had raised a number of issues and said they were not prepared to proceed with the second stage verification at this stage.
Clarifying UNMIN''s position, Dwyer said, "While the Maoists have raised certain matters not connected with verification, and while this may be important, they should not stop verification proceedings."
Although the UNMIN has completed the second stage verification of PLA in one camp in Ilam in eastern Nepal last month, the Maoists have requested to stop the process in other camps.
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