Nepal

John Mann
15. To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Nepal.

Bill Rammell
We welcomed the significant political changes in Nepal following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in November 2006. Elections to a Constituent Assembly in April 2008 led to the declaration of Nepal as a Federal Republic. Nepal has now appointed its first President and established a multi-party Government.

The new Government recently announced an ambitious programme of work to advance Nepal’s peace process. We are helping the Government meet their objectives.