Kathmandu, Jan. 25: Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli
on Friday objected to the joint-statement of the United Nations and Kathmandu-based
diplomats as a product of an unnecessary alliance and asked them not to do so.
"Nepal has completed the peace process, but I
was surprised to see the haste of some of the missions and diplomats in Kathmandu.
There is no such need to issue a joint-statement on our internal issue,"
he said, while speaking at a reception organised in Zurich, Switzerland, by the
Embassy of Nepal in Geneva.
"Why should any other country make comments
about it? Is the conflict management a bad job?" he asked and advised the
ambassadors need not form any alliance against Nepal.
Prime Minister Oli said that the war had ended and the
conflict was managed. “There could be some wounds yet to be healed, and Nepal
was capable to resolve its internal matter.”
He urged all to side with peace and not to scratch
the wounds of the conflict but to administer ointment on the bruises. "We
expect the same from our friends as well," he said.
The Prime Minister said that the international
community had exhibited an ideological bias against the government as it was
formed by a communist party that achieved a landslide victory in the elections.
"I would like to tell our foreign friends that
some trends come to notice due to their ideological bias. If you put off the
ideological lens, you will see that we have achieved extraordinary results. The
world can learn from our unique management of the peace process. The country is
on the positive path of development," said Prime Minister Oli.
He said that Nepal successfully resolved issues such
as the management of Bhutanese refugees and armed conflict.
Likewise, he said that the country had started a new
practice, which has its reflections in international forums as well and wanted
to tell the world about the government policies, the successes and the roadmap.
The United Nations in Nepal and diplomatic missions
of Australia, Germany, European Union, Finland, France, Norway, Switzerland,
the United Kingdom and the United States of America in Kathmandu had issued a joint
statement on Thursday asking the government to clarify its plans in public to
take the transitional justice process forward in 2019.
"Noting the looming expiration of the mandates
of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission for the
Investigation of the Enforced Disappearances, as well as the upcoming fourth
anniversary of the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that affirmed certain requirements
for transitional justice processes, we encourage the government to clarify to
the public its plans to take the transitional justice process forward in
2019," read the statement.
They also said that they 'encourage' the government to
engage in broad-based, meaningful consultation with conflict victims, civil
society and wider stakeholders that allows space and time to discuss and
address issues raised before action is taken and helps shape a course of
further action that reflects the will of the people.
The statement came at a time when the tenure of the two
commissions was expiring in a couple of weeks.
Earlier on Thursday, Minister for Communication and
Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota said that the management of the
peace process was Nepal's own agenda and no one needed to make any
recommendation on it.
"Issues of armed-conflict will be resolved with
due attention. The government will follow the rules and procedures to make any decision
regarding the peace process management," Baskota said while speaking at
the press meet organised to make the cabinet decision public. He also said that Nepal had succeeded to
manage conflict and establish peace in a unique way.
Prime Minister Oli also appreciated the role of the Nepalis
and the Swiss community in strengthening the relations between the two
countries.
He invited the Swiss business community to invest in
Nepal and be a part of Nepal's inclusive and transformative development agenda.
He complained about France and European Union's
restrictions on Nepali airlines to fly to Europe.
"Nepali air service is better and more reliable
than that of India. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) report has
said that Indian condition in terms of aviation service is poorer than that of Nepal,
but India is flying its aircraft to Europe, but Nepal is barred from doing the
same," he said.
Prime Minister Oli said that Nepal bought two airbuses
from France and the same country did not allow Nepali aircraft to make flights
there.
He said that the government would soon talk about
the issue with the European countries and the EU. "We should not hesitate
to discuss our agenda with any country in the world," he said.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 26 January 2019. 
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