November 1, 2011
Kathmandu (dpa)- Nepal's four main political parties agreed on Tuesday to integrate 6,500 former Maoist fighters into the national army, a moved aimed at bolstering a precarious peace process that started in 2006 after a decade-long insurgency.
Under the deal, the government will pay former Maoist fighters between 400,000 rupees (5,333 dollars) to 800,000 rupees in rehabilitation money depending on their rank in the former rebel force.
A decade-long Maoist insurgency ended in Nepal in 2006, after the Maoists signed a peace deal with the government. The Maoists joined a coalition government in March.
Since the war eneded, some 19,000 Maoist fighters have been living in seven different encampments scattered across the country.
“Regrouping will begin in the next seven days,” Bhim Rawal, head of the Communist Party of Nepal, told a press conference.
However, some hardline Maoists said they were opposed the deal and vowed to stage protests.
dpa jon mat
Kathmandu (dpa)- Nepal's four main political parties agreed on Tuesday to integrate 6,500 former Maoist fighters into the national army, a moved aimed at bolstering a precarious peace process that started in 2006 after a decade-long insurgency.
Under the deal, the government will pay former Maoist fighters between 400,000 rupees (5,333 dollars) to 800,000 rupees in rehabilitation money depending on their rank in the former rebel force.
A decade-long Maoist insurgency ended in Nepal in 2006, after the Maoists signed a peace deal with the government. The Maoists joined a coalition government in March.
Since the war eneded, some 19,000 Maoist fighters have been living in seven different encampments scattered across the country.
“Regrouping will begin in the next seven days,” Bhim Rawal, head of the Communist Party of Nepal, told a press conference.
However, some hardline Maoists said they were opposed the deal and vowed to stage protests.
dpa jon mat
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