Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand Wednesday called on all the political parties to extend their cooperation in restoring peace and security to hold the elections to the House of Representatives at the earliest possible.

Prime Minister Chand said he did not have any immediate plans to expand his nine-member cabinet. Chand was addressing a gathering of RPP party workers and leaders at a reception organized at his official residence in Baluwatar Wednesday.

Vice President of the party Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said the Rastriya Prajatantra Party would extend its cooperation to Chand. Party president Surya Bahadur Thapa however did not attend the tea

reception.

Thapa has been showing his differences with Chand for accepting the post of Prime Minister without consulting the party.

Central members of the party Biswa Bandu Thapa said Chand at the moment had a greater responsibility towards the nation than to his political parties.

Central members Jogmehar Shrestha, Rabindra Nath Sharma, party spokesman Kamal Thapa and treasurer Parsu Narayan Chaudhary wished success to Prime Minister Chand. nepalnews.com am Oct 17

No change in decision of weapons’ sale to Nepal: Belgian Minister

The government of Belgium made it clear that despite the political instability in Nepal it had not changed its decision to sell weapons as requested by the Nepal government, agencies reported.

Speaking before the parliamentary committee of the Belgian government, Belgian Foreign Minister said there was no reason why his government should cancel the agreement to sell 5,500 automatic rifles to the government of Nepal.

He however warned that if the government in Nepal goes on delaying the elections then the Belgian government would be forced to cancel the purchase agreement of weapons. nepalnews.com am Oct 17