UN Mission in Nepal inspects Nepal Army barrack

United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) along with the representatives of five member countries of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday inspected a Nepal Army barrack and the arsenal there in the capital Kathmandu.

According to NA Spokesperson Ramindra Chhetri, the team led by UNMIN Chief Karen Landgren visited the NA barrack at Chhauni and inspected the containers stored with the NA weapons Friday morning for half an hour.

The NA has deposited its weapons in the barrack as per the peace deal with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M).

British and French Ambassadors to Nepal, deputy chiefs of mission of the American and Russian embassies in Kathmandu and first secretary at the Chinese Embassy were present during the inspection.

As the UN is going to hold a mid-term assessment of Nepal's peace process and UNMIN's work at the UNSC on Nov. 6, UNMIN is carrying out inspection of the NA barrack and UCPN-M's cantonments.

The UNMIN chief met with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Information and Communications Minister Shanker Pokharel on Thursday.

Landgren is leaving for the UN Headquarters on Oct. 26.

Source:Xinhua