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Nepal Govt rules out immediate talks with Maoists KATHMANDU, Wednesday (AFP) Nepal's government said Tuesday it would not resume talks with the Maoists until the rebels pledged to halt the attacks they launched after ending a truce on August 27. "There is no immediate possibility of peace dialogues with the Maoists because of their unilateral withdrawal from the ceasefire three weeks ago," said Information Minister Kamal Thapa, a government negotiator in failed peace talks earlier this year. "The Maoists should now assure the public and the international community that they will not indulge in terrorism and kill innocent civilians. "Until they make such an assurance, there is no question of holding talks with them," Thapa, who is the government spokesman, told reporters. Just Sunday, another senior figure in the peace process, Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani, said the government was ready to resume dialogue with the Maoists if the rebels promised not to "abruptly" walk out of talks. Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal - known by the alias "Prachanda", or "The Fierce" - also said at the weekend that "talks can go on even during the war." |
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