Prachanda meets Ban Ki-moon

New York, Sept 28 : Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda met Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters here on Saturday.

According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, the UN Secretary General assured of the United Nations' continued support in the days ahead and expressed his readiness to assist in the socio-economic development in Nepal.

He also appreciated Nepal's continued participation in the UN peacekeeping operations while Prachanda reiterated Nepal's commitment to continue providing troops to UN peacekeeping missions at the call of the UN.

Prachanda expressed his commitment to move ahead in the spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord and to all the agreements reached to bring the peace process to a logical conclusion.

Prachanda held meetings with President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and leader of delegation of Vietnam Pham Ghia Khiem.

Matters of bilateral and mutual interest were discussed with Zardari while means and ways of expanding bilateral relations was discussed with the Vietnamese DPM.

Prachanda also attended an interaction programme organized by the Nepali community organizations based in New York, Nepalnews reported.

ANI