KATHMANDU, Oct. 31 -- Nepali Army (NA) has initiated internal preparations to withdraw troops from United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions after the UN directed a 25 percent reduction in its peacekeeping force due to budget constraints. The NA has completed an internal report on the redeployment of its personnel and will soon submit it to the UN for review.

"The internal report detailing the return of allocated personnel from different peace missions has been completed and we will shortly forward it to the UN peacekeeping body," said NA Spokesperson Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet. He added that the UN will make the final decision on troop redeployment after reviewing reports from all contributing countries.

Currently, nearly 6,000 ...