UN chief concerned over Nepal deadline

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned that there's is no agreement on key issues about Nepal's future despite a fast-approaching May 28 deadline.

U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Monday that leaders of the Nepali Congress and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal remain divided on issues including the rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants and key aspects of the constitution.

Nesirky says Ban recently discussed the situation with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal.

The U.N. chief is urging all key Nepali officials to show the leadership necessary to keep the peace and draft a new constitution, the spokesman adds.