Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- . . [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 10:42 AM Subject: Nepal: Hopes Of Breakthrough - Maoists Say They Are Committed ToPeace - BBC Online From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 08:16:41 +0100 To: "Peoples War" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Nepal: Hopes Of Breakthrough - Maoists Say They Are Committed To Peace - BBC Online http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1518000/1518556.stm Friday, 31 August, 2001, 12:29 GMT 13:29 UK Hopes of Nepal breakthrough ==================== The Maoists say they are committed to peace By Sushil Sharma from Kathmandu Hopes for the peaceful settlement of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal have increased after the first formal talks between the government and the rebels. There has been no substantive outcome, but the talks are the beginning of the negotiating process. The first face-to-face meeting between the two sides has helped reduce mutual distrust and increase crucial confidence. The outcome of Thursday's four-hour long meeting at the luxury resort, Godavari, on the outskirts of the capital, Kathmandu, has been welcomed by violence-weary Nepalis. Committed to talks Having witnessed the death of nearly 1,800 people in less than six years of the bloody Maoist rebellion, the generally peaceful Nepalis had been longing for peace. Nearly 1,800 people have died in less than six years What until recently was considered elusive now looks achievable following the first formal peace talks. The most significant factor about the talks was the public commitment of the government and the rebels to peace. The two sides vowed to resolve all problems and differences peacefully. In keeping with this commitment, they have agreed to continue talking - with the next round scheduled in two weeks. This has increased hopes that the truce, which came into force last month, will become permanent. Not surprisingly, the mood is upbeat. Differences The outcome of the first formal talks have been widely hailed as a vital breakthrough, though fundamental differences still divide the government and the rebels. The government is determined to defend the constitutional monarchy and multi party parliamentary democracy, which the rebels want to replace with a communist republic. But the two sides can ill afford to let these differences get the better of the peace moves, in the wake of the continuing pressure at home and abroad for a negotiated solution. It is likely that despite their public rhetoric the rebels will eventually settle for much less than what they have been fighting for - a republican regime. The government is also likely to be flexible enough to agree to drastic changes in the present constitution to accommodate most of the rebels' demands. The journey ahead looks exciting after the first formal peace talks in six years, but the road to peace will certainly not be without hurdles. _________________________________________________ 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 mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ---------- ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
