Govt re-invites terai outfits for talks
Government has once again urged the four armed outfits of Terai to come forward for peace talks without proposing any pre-condition.
In a letter sent to the rebel groups on Friday, the peace talks team of the ruling seven party alliance said that their demands would be looked at during the discussion on table.
The meeting of the government talks team, which was held on Friday morning after talks with rebels scheduled for Friday was put off, had decided to resend letters to the armed groups urging them not to put pre-conditions for the talks.
The four armed outfits - Samyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha, Terai Cobra, Madhesi Mukti Tigers and Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - had earlier agreed to hold talks with the government but later demanded that their cadres detained by the government be released first.
The government talks team has asked the armed groups to sit for talks at the earliest possible.
Additionally, the government team has also asked the armed groups to produce their demand list.
Earlier, on Friday. Peace and Reconstruction Minister Ram Chandra Poudel, head of the government talks team, met with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to update him about the progress on talks with the rebels.
Four rebels groups have already formed a joint talks team. nepalnews.com ia Mar 28 08
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