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Transparency
in peace talks must: UML Gen Secy
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 7 :
Madhav Kumar Nepal, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified
Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), speaking at a press conference today demanded transparency in
the Maoist-government talks.
"The nitty-gritty
of the talks should be made public," said Nepal, who was re-elected as the general
secretary of CPN-UML for the second term by the party’s seventh general convention
Thursday.
Nepal urged that the
bottom line for talks must be decided before entering into a formal negotiation process.
Nepal admitted that he
had a telephonic conversation with Prachanda, the chairman of the Nepal Communist Party
(Maoist). Prachanda wants participation of all political parties to reach a peaceful
solution, according to Nepal.
"Prachanda has
urged that the current process should not be disrupted." He is also in favour of
national reconciliation, added Nepal. However, he demanded that the Maoists should clarify
their stance on constituent assembly, interim government and round table meeting.
On the occasion, he
reiterated UML’s commitment to constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy.
"If democracy comes under threat from any corner, UML is determined to safeguard it
at any cost," Nepal said.
He also repeated
UML’s demand for the formation of government under Article 128 of the constitution
but said that the party has kept all the possible options open to resolve the current
impasse.
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