Samuel Tamrat, Special Advisor to the United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, met separately with Deputy Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday and discussed peace-building measures and possible UN role in it.
Samuel Tamrat (2nd left), political advisor to UN Secretary General meets Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Sharma Oli (2nd right) in Kathmandu Sunday. Also seen in the picture are Ian Martin (left), OHCHR representative and Matthew Kahane (right), UN resident representative in Nepal, May 7 06. nepalnews.com
Tamrat met with DPM Oli, who also holds the foreign affairs portfolio in the 7-member government, in the morning. He told reporters after the meeting that the UN was ready to offer any help sought by Nepal for restoring peace. He, however, would not comment on the issue of management of arms saying, “it’s too early to talk about arms management.”
Talking to reporters, DPM Oli said the government respected the UN offer for help in establishing peace but made clear there was no need of foreign mediation in peace talks with the Maoists.
Similarly, Tamrat had an hour-long meeting with general secretary Nepal at the UML central office Balkhu in the afternoon. He also met Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula and discussed the latest political development in Nepal.
Tamrat, who has already visited Nepal several times in the past as the special representative of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday on a 10-day visit.
He is scheduled meet Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, senior political leaders and government officials during his stay here.