Talks between the interim Government and Nepalese terrorist group was deferred but to meet in the near future and focus on the interim constitution content, constituent assembly formation process, constituencies redraw plan, and arms management. Although no official communication was released, the Seven Party Alliance’s negotiating team said that both teams had to “carry out extensive homework.”
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Khadga Prasad Oli revealed that a high-level United Nations team will visit Nepal July 27 in response to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requesting a UN force to manage, monitor, and decommission arms.