First Session – Inauguration Program
• Chief guest – Subhash Chandra Nembang (Speaker of Interim Legislative Parliament)
• Guest Speaker
- Mahendra Bahadur Pandey (Chief whip, CPN-UML, Parliamentary Party).
- Tirtha Ram Dangol (Representative, Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party).
- Jayapuri Gharti (Representative, CPN-Maoists, Parliamentary Party).
- Ed Doe, Counsellor (Dev) & Consul CIDA Representative Canada Embassy to Nepal.
- Brig. General Dhani Das Karki (Chief of the Engineering Directives of Nepal Army) was also present as guest

• Speaker of Legislative Parliament Subhash Chandra Nembang expressed –"There will be no debate about banning landmines and Nepal is ready to sign on Ottawa Treaty.But, NCBL should lobby continuously and push the related authorities."

• Former Minister and Parliamentarian from Nepali Congress, Tirtha Ram Dangol, Chief Whip of CPN-UML,Parliamentarian Mahendra Bahadur Pandey and Parliamentarian From CPN-Maoist,Jayapuri Gharti all committed that they are ready to be active in Parliament to make the environment for signing on Ottawa Treaty and to make effective policies on mine action. For this, they will also pressurize their mother parties.

• All the speakers, in the program, appreciated the Canadian Government for its leading role on Mine Action and Mine Ban Activities.

• Ed Doe, CIDA Representative hoped that Nepal could be 157th State Party to the Ottawa Convention.

Second Session – Paper presentation as follows:

• "Local vision on Landmines and Ottawa Treaty" –findings of research in ten districts - by Krishna Raj Panta, Program Coordinator, NCBL
• "Role of Parliamentarians on Banning Landmines"-by MP. Ananda Prasad Pokharel
• "Mine Risk Reduction and victim assistance"-by MP and Former Minister Kamala Panta
• "Comprehensive Peace Accord, Mapping and Destruction of Landmines and other Explosives"-by MP Sudarshan Baral on behalf of MP Khimlal Devkota
• "Present Situation of Landmines and Explosives and Steps taken for the Destruction"- by Major Prabin Khadka on behalf of Brigadier General Dhani Das Karki, Nepal Army

Conclusion of Seminar:
• All agreed in banning mines
• Need of effective policy for victim assistance
• Facilities under the "Policy of Nepal government on assistance of conflict victims" and "Disability Act" should be implemented for mine victims also.
• Need of Mine Risk Education nationwidely, especially for communities of affected areas.
• Need of increment in Deminer teams, equipments and other resources for immediate clearance.
• Need of regular following to the Parliamentarians in pressurizing the Government by Parliament for Mine Action and for signing on MBT.
• Need of prompt signing on Mine Ban Treaty for Sustainable Peace in Nepal.