KATHMANDU, Dhu-AlHijjah 09, 1436, September 23, 2015, SPA -- Nepal's prime minister has cancelled plans to attend a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, his spokesman said on Wednesday, in order to hold talks to end weeks of protests against a new constitution that have killed more than 40 people, Reuters reported. The Himalayan nation adopted the charter on Sunday, in a bid to usher in stability after years of civil war, but its demarcation of provinces has upset people in Nepal's south, who fear the new federal structure will marginalise them. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala will not visit New York this week for the U.N. meeting, because of the disturbances, his press officer, Prakash Adhikari, said, but Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh would go instead. "The prime minister will hold dialogue with the agitating parties in the Terai in the coming days," Adhikari said, referring to the plains in Nepal's south. Before that, Koirala planned to consult with the leaders of the country's three major political parties, he added. --SPA 15:02 LOCAL TIME 12:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w