President Jimmy Carter is set to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday for a four-day visit to Nepal.
The objective of Carter’s visit is to encourage Nepal’s political leaders to continue on the path to peace as they prepare to hold constituent assembly elections.
During his visit, Carter will meet with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, other top political leaders, officials of the Election Commission and representatives of civil society organizations and marginalized groups. However, there is not any news about his meeting with the Maoists leaders Prachanda and Babu Ram.
2002 Nobel Laureate the 84-year-old former President will be accompanied by former US Ambassador A. Peter Burleigh, Carter Center Democracy Program Director Dr. David Carroll, and Carter Center Nepal Field Director Darren Nance.
Carter will be apprised with the updates from The Carter Center’s long-term election observers who have been deployed throughout Nepal since March. The Carter Center was formally invited by the Government of Nepal to observe the constituent assembly election process and is the only international election observation organization currently deployed here.
After completing this second visit to Nepal, he will address a news conference on June 16
