US embassy cable - 05KATHMANDU1267

S E C R E T KATHMANDU 001267 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
DEPT FOR SA/INS 
NSC FOR GREEN/DORMANDY 
LONDON FOR POL-BELL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/10/2015 
TAGS: PGOV, PINS, NP, India Relations, Government of Nepal (GON) 
SUBJECT:  FM PANDEY ON UNSC REFORM, RELATIONS WITH INDIA 
 
REF: KATHMANDU 1219 
 
Classified By: Charge Elisabeth I. Millard, Reasons 1.4 (b/d) 
 
NEED TO REACH OUT TO POLITICAL PARTIES 
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1. (C) On June 9 the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Ramesh 
Nath Pandey on the need for His Majesty's Government of Nepal 
(HMGN) to reach out to the political parties.  She explained 
that Washington was focused on Nepal and needed a sense of 
how the process of returning to democracy would move forward. 
 Noting recent positive steps, including numerous releases of 
political detainees, she stressed that HMGN still needed to 
create a conducive environment for talks with the political 
parties.  She urged the King to reach out and meet with Party 
leaders.  Pandey reassured the Charge that it could be done 
and he would work to arrange it, but Nepal did not want to be 
seen as starting a dialogue in response to Indian pressure. 
The FonMin worried that the Government of India (GOI) was 
meeting with Nepal's Party leaders in New Delhi, but were not 
engaged or communicating with HMGN.  He reiterated concerns 
that the GOI was brokering a deal between the Maoists and 
Nepal's political parties.  The Charge reassured FM Pandey 
that the U.S. was watching and working with the GOI. 
 
UNSC REFORM 
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2. (C) Using IO guidance to respond to FM Pandey's previous 
request (reftel), the Charge explained the U.S. position on 
UN Security Council Reform.  Pandey stated that he did not 
believe the UN would decide on the G-4 proposal before UNGA. 
He explained that Nepal supported Japan's request for 
permanent membership, but opined that Japan's decision to 
join the G-4 could hurt its case.  He added that not a single 
country in South Asia wanted India to become a permanent 
member of the Security Council because India was already so 
strong in the region.  The Foreign Minister was concerned 
that a premature consideration of the G-4 proposal could be 
very divisive and have serious consequences on the UN's 
effectiveness.  He suggested postponing a decision and 
seeking an alternative proposal.  He recommended appointing a 
committee made up of 20-25 Foreign Ministers from across the 
spectrum of developed to least-developed countries; the 
committee would propose modalities for UNSC reform.  The 
Charge undertook to pass his idea back for Washington's 
consideration. 
 
MORE CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE INDIAN SUPPORT FOR MAOISTS 
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3. (S/NF) FM Pandey told the Charge that he had received very 
disturbing news from Chief of Army Staff Thapa that India's 
Research and Intelligence wing had been training the Maoists 
at the same location where the APF had been trained, Dehra 
Dun (he did not give a time frame).  The Charge, noting this 
was a very serious allegation that appeared unlikely, 
requested that the FonMin pass any evidence supporting this 
claim through liaison channels. 
MILLARD