United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he will propose termination of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), if parties here fail to reach consensus on fulfilling their commitments on the future of the Nepal Army and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M) combatants and the phasing out of UNMIN.

According to Saturday’s Republica daily, Ban’s warning relating to the future of UNMIN, whose next term extension beyond Sept. 15 is under discussion, appears in his new report to be submitted to the UN Security Council. The Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

An advance copy of the report has been circulated to Nepal and UN Security Council members only.

“Should these discussions (on UNMIN’s mandate) offer neither clarity over the role of the mission nor any prospect of consensus among the parties to the CPA (Comprehensive Peace Agreement) and AMMAA (Agreement on Management and Monitoring of Arms and Armies) regarding a realistic and time-bound fulfillment of their commitments concerning the armies and the phasing out of UNMIN monitoring, then I will propose alternative measures to the Council, including the possible termination of UNMIN’s mandate,” Ban said in the report.

Established in January 2007 by the Security Council, UNMIN’s sixth term expires on Sept. 15 and its next term has become a matter of controversy among political parties. Nepali government is likely to take a decision on the future of the UN’s political mission next week, according to Peace Minister Rakam Chemjong.

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who received a copy of the report on Friday, is currently busy in consultations with parties and ambassadors representing the UNSC countries in Kathmandu over what should be done about UNMIN.