UN Gen Secy hail integration pact

KATHMANDU, APR 15 - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday welcomedthe agreement to kick-start the integration of former UPCN (Maoist) combatants in the Nepal Army. Spokesperson to the UN Secretary General issued a press statement today stating that the agreement had ignited hopes to integrate and rehabilitate the Maoist combatants. “He [Ban Ki-Moon] had commended the role of political parties, Nepal government, Nepal Army, Maoist commanders and combatants for having worked in a spirit of compromise and consensus to reach this agreement. In the statement, Moon has also expressed his optimism on the timely statute and completion of peace process. ‘This has reflected the hopes of all the Nepali citizens for the timely statute and peace process,’ the statement reads.