Giving continuity to his high-profile meetings on the third day of his Nepal tour, former US president Jimmy Carter today held separate meetings with Speaker of the Interim Parliament Subas Nemwang and Nepal Army chief Rookmangud Katawal.
Former US President Jimmy Carter meeting with Speaker Subas Nemwang at the...
Carter met with Speaker Nemwang at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar and discussed the current political situation in Nepal and the peace process. Carter also expressed hope that the parties would be able to evolve a political consensus soon.
Prior to his meeting with the Speaker, the former US President met with army chief Katawal and discussed the security situation of the country and its impact on the peace process.
During the meeting, Carter is learnt to have expressed his concern over the deteriorating security situation of the country while trying to learn how NA is looking at it. In response, the army chief said the army has taken the matter “very seriously” and is working closely with the government to control the situation. The issue of integration between the NA and the Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) also figured during the meeting.
The army chief also informed Carter about the current activities of the army including the steps being taken to make its transition to a democratic institution and the role it is playing in helping the country’s peace process reach to a desired conclusion, said a source.
