Kathmandu, October 9:

Private sector and non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) today strongly urged all concerned to go jointly for the lasting peace to create better economic prospects.

Padma Jyoti, chairman of Nepal Business Initiative (NBI) said that such a difficult environment in the country will not continue. “We should,” according to him, “seek co-existence and reconciliation for peace building process.”

Speaking on the last day of the second NRN Global Conference, he said that NRNs should consider Nepal as a lucrative investment destination.

Jyoti said that private sector must go in a reconciliatory approach to create more job opportunities. “Private sector is there to support the peace restoration efforts,” said Jyoti.

Nayan Bahadur Khatri, chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),

on the occasion, said that whether it is a ceasefire or peace talks with the Maoists, there is a need to develop a code of conduct to make it effective and productive.

Padma Ratna Tuladhar, human rights activist, opined that peace talks with Maoists in the past have failed due to lack of statesmanship, distrust and weak diplomacy. “We need to be well prepared with effective strategies to end the talks successfully,” he said.

Vidhadhar Mallick, secretary at the Peace Secretariat said that due to small mistake, we are losing chances for peace settlement issues.

Sharda J Thapa, a NRN based in USA said, “Since we are the first generation NRN, if something went wrong in Nepal, we feel very sad. Therefore, we need to move towards peace settlement in a collaborative way for the betterment of all Nepalis.”

In today’s concluding session, various speakers from home and abroad stressed on the need for lasting peace, economic betterment, increasing NRNs investment in Nepal, making Nepal a safe destination, and encouragement for NRNs to carry out business and social activities in Nepal.