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[Hour by hour news & analysis... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:41 AM Subject: [kominform2] Nepal: Govt, rebels exploring peace talks. From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Nepal: Govt, rebels exploring peace talks: Rights activists http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/mar/mar19/in dex1.htm#1 Kathmandu Tuesday March 19, 2002 Chaitra 06, 2058. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Govt, rebels exploring peace talks: Rights activists Post Report KATHMANDU, March 18 : Even as fighting in the rural countryside rages on, both the government and the rebel Maoists are testing the waters for renewed peace negotiations, if prominent human rights activists are to be believed. In fact, according to the Human Rights Organisation of Nepal (HURON), both sides have asked three human rights activists to explore the possibility of renewed talks. At a press conference here on Monday, HURON president Sudip Pathak announced that both the Sher Bahadur Deuba government and central leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) had asked the rights activists to build a middle ground conducive to the talks. "We are in regular contact with both the government and the Maoists and I am sure some breakthrough can be achieved within two weeks' time," Pathak announced. "We are trying to open up the avenues for the peace talks." Aside from Pathak, the three-member rights team also includes Sindhu Nath Pyakurel, President of Nepal Bar Association and Malla K Sundar a leftist journalist and intellectual. The announcement that the government had asked the activists to prepare grounds for peace talks with the rebels is in sharp contrast to what the government has been publicly saying. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has repeatedly and publicly announced that his government was not interested in holding talks with the rebels until they surrender their arms, apologise for the violence, and agree to abide by the present constitution. At today's press conference, HURON president Pathak said that the rights activists had agreed to play the role of a mediator "for peace and tranquillity in the country". He added that the three-member team had developed about two dozen plans which could serve as "models" for a peaceful resolution to the Maoist insurgency. However, he declined to divulge the exact nature of the models. "Whatever they (government and Maoists) have said, it is up to them. But both the sides have indicated that they are for peace talks," said Pathak. Pathak said that he held out the hope of a breakthrough in a few days' time. He was optimistic that there would be "a statement from the Maoist side in a few days". Sindhu Nath Pyakurel, another member of the team, said they were in the preliminary stage of building an environment for peace talks. "We will not be directly involved in the talks but are trying our best to facilitate the talks between the government and the Maoists. We are working in the pre-negotiations phase," Pathak added. The latest initiative, if true, comes four months after the rebels broke off peace negotiations with the government and launched murderous raids on government installations. That action led the government to clam down emergency rule on November 26 last year, and send the Royal Nepal Army to fight the rebels. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/VL0olB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Peruuta ryhmän tilaus lähettämällä sähköpostia osoitteeseen: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
