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Prayer meet for world peace
Nepal against terrorism for nurturing peace: PM

Kathmandu, Oct. 20 (RSS): Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that Nepal will always stand up against terrorism for establishment of world peace.

Prime Minister Deuba, who was speaking at a "Prayer meeting for world peace against terrorism" organised jointly by Nepal-India Human Development and Friendship Association, Nepal and Everest Foundation Nepal here today, stressed the need for one and all to imbibe Lord Buddha’s message of peace and nonviolence to avoid violence and terror in the world including Nepal.

Describing world peace as a must for eliminating poverty, deprivation, inequality and discriminations from the world, Prime Minister Deuba said Nepal is ready to face up to any challenge in the way of helping the vision of world peace come true.

Speaking about the social, religious and cultural similarities in Nepal and India, he expressed confidence that the friendly relations between the two countries will be further strengthened in the future.

CPN-UML general secretary Madhav Nepal said the Nepalese people have always been advocating world fraternity and peace.

Terrorism is not a solution to any problem, he said, adding any one choosing destruction or terrorism as a means of serving one’s vested interest will never see a success.

At a time when South Asia is seeing a lot of strife all countries in this region should be serious about restoring peace in the region.

Ex-home minister of India Buta Singh said every individual and community find manifestations of their feelings in democracy and it is only through democracy that poverty, diseases and inequalities can be removed from the world. World peace and human rights can be ensured only through religion, he further said.

Chairman of the Rajghat Gandhi Memorial Committee and general secretary of the Nepal-India Human Development and Friendship Committee Miss Nirmala Deshpandey underlined the need of spreading Lord Buddha's message of "non-violence and peace".

Various other speakers including president of the India-Nepal Human Development and Friendship Association Lama Lobjan and joint secretary of the Everest Foundation Gopal Sharma also spoke at the function chaired by Nepal-India Human Development and Friendship Association Mani Lama.

The prayer meeting for "World peace against terrorism" was held under the leadership of the holymen of six different religions on the occasion.

Those providing the leadership at the meeting were Pundit Tejnath Sharma from among Hindus, Rimpoche from among Buddhists, Mohammod Asad from among Muslims, Father KB Bogati from among Christians, Atmananda Lingden from among Kirants and Buta Singh from among Shikhs.

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