Nepal Maoist unveils raodmap for peace
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, May 13, IRNA
Nepal-Maoists-Peace Talks
Unveiling a roadmap for peace in Nepal, Maoist supremo Prachanda today said he would directly participate in talks with the G P Koirala government to end the decade-old insurgency but sought release of all jailed rebels before the dialogue.
In a statement, Prachanda said the special central committee meeting of his CPN (Maoist) party has asked him to lead the rebel team for the "high-level" talks with the government, PTI reports said here.
He said the Maoists have assigned a team comprising their spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Dev Gurung and Dinanath Sharma to make preparation for the peace talks.
The release of all Maoist prisoners was a pre-condition before the negotiations could begin, he said.
"There are important decisions to be made during the high-level talks with the seven-party government," the Maoist statement said.
Urging the government to immediately implement the 12-point understanding reached between the seven-party alliance and the rebels earlier, Prachanda warned that if the alliance acted against that agreement and "people's interest for a republic, there will be another armed struggle and Maoists are ready to lead this struggle as well." The 10-point Maoist roadmap, which contains several points already agreed upon by the government, includes declaration of ceasefire; release of prisoners; dismissal of parliament, constitution and government; formation of interim government and interim constitution; election to Constituent Assembly under reliable international supervision; and restructuring of the Royal Nepalese Army and the People's Liberation Army of rebels after the election results.
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