Kathmandu, July 23: In a bid to bring back the Maoist leaders to the negotiating table, Nepalese Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa has pledged full security to them and the government's commitment to honour past decisions, including release of three central level rebel leaders. Pledging full security to the Maoists liason office here and all those involved in the dialogue process, Thapa said the government was very positive about the peace process and eager to begin the third round of talks.
Maoists closed down their office here and their five member negotiating team went underground suspecting the government would crackdown against the rebels after security forces interrogated their office chief.
However, Thapa ruled out the possibility of any "extreme conclusion or action" at the moment. "Ups and downs are bound to come in the process of dialogue and any extreme conclusion or action on that basis will be premature," Thapa was quoted as saying a Nepalese newspaper.
He said the government was committed to honour past decisions, including release of three central level Maoist leaders.
"The dialogue can proceed towards substantive and political issues once procedural issues are sorted out," he said adding even the issue relating to restricting Army movement within 5 km of barracks had been sorted out informally. Bureau Report