Reports 2004

Peace Process: Reports 2004

CPN (Maoist) say "No" to peace talks

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that his Government Nepal will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebels do not respond by January 13, 2005 to a Government offer for peace talks to end the bloody civil war. In response to the Government's deadline set for Maoists to come for peace talks, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) central leadership has rejected the talk offer once again. "The CPN-M is not going to hold any talks with this government," a senior Maoist leader said. The rebels are also opposing parliamentary elections.

CPN (Maoist) chairman Prachanda ruled out peace talks

In a press statement Maoist chairman Prachanda has reiterated that due to a bitter historical background the CPN (Maoist) has come up with the conclusion that the negotiation with the Nepalese Government could have given a meaningful result only on the mediation of either UN or any other reliable internationalist human right organisation. "Our attention has been attracted towards the concern expressed by the representatives of international communities including United Nation recently on the situation of Nepalese civil war and peace negotiation. Our party has always been taking side of peace negotiation with the purpose of making the Nepalese people sovereign in real sense and finding solution of civil war through forward going political outlet," the CPN (Maoist) leader said.

UN Secretary-General welcomes move to suspend military action

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to suspend military action for a period of nine days coinciding with the Nepalese Dashain festivals beginning on 20 October 2004 and the decision of His Majesty's Government of Nepal not to initiate offensives against the insurgent forces. The Secretary-General considers this to be a positive first step towards the possible resumption of a peace process in Nepal, which he believes to be a matter of urgent importance. He strongly encourages the Government and Maoists to extend the suspension of hostilities beyond the holiday period in the interest of peace and the restoration of a degree of normalcy, which ordinary Nepalese citizens desperately need. The Secretary-General remains at the disposal of Nepal to assist in any manner that would lead to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Nepal.

CPN (Maoist) has announced a nine-day truth

The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has declared a unilateral ceasefire during Dashain festival with effect from October 20 to 28 October 2004. Leaders of major political parties have welcomed the Maoists'decision to suspend their armed actions during the Dashain festival. The High-Level Peace Committee (HPC) took the Maoists' announcement to suspend all military action against government forces during Dashain festival positively and decided to reciprocate in the same manner. The Government has announced that the security forces would suspend their offensive operations from 18 to 27 October, 2004. Human rights activists had argued for a temporary ceasefire, saying it could create an atmosphere for a longer truce and the resumption of peace talks.

October 2004

CPN (Maoist) has rejected the government's offer

No Peace talks: Within hours of the government's formal call and a day after the high-level peace committee invited them for negotiations, the CPN (Maoist) has rejected the government's offer outright. Instead of peace talks the Maoists are preparing for a intense offensive. "There was no alternative than to engage in struggle against foreign interference," the CPN (Maoist) spokesman said.

Nepal's PM calls for peace talks

Peace talks: Nearly four months after its formation, the four-party coalition government formally called the Maoist rebels to give up violence and come over to the table of negotiations. Nepalnews

Nepal's PM calls for peace talks

Peace talks: The Nepalese prime minister has made a fresh appeal to Maoist rebels to join talks to end their insurgency. Prime Minister Deuba says the talks will be held "secretly" BBC News:

Goverment is preparing a formal call to CPN (Maoist)

No Peace talks: Maoist top leader Prachanda said that his party will not hold talks with the Deuba government. CPN (Maoists) want to held talks with King Gyanendra under international mediation.
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Goverment is preparing a formal call to CPN (Maoist)

» Peace talks: Government has received the 'green signal' from the Maoists for the peace talks. Government is willing to hold talks with the Maoists without any precondition.

» Peace talks: Government has unveiled the modalities of the Peace Committee. PM is preparing a formal call asking the Maoists to come to the negotiating table.

Peace activists: Government's activities a farce

» Peace talks?: Prime Minister Deuba's stand has been that he will not agree to talks just for the sake of talks. To this end, he has set up a plethora of agencies: a high-level peace committee, a Peace Secretariat, a working committee for the peace secretariat, a multi-party democratic coordination committee. The working committee is to be formed by the high-level peace committee even though a peace coordination committee formed by the past government already exists at the prime minister's office. All this is sounding like a farce to many peace activists.

» Peace talks: Government has received the 'green signal' from the Maoists for the peace talks. Government is willing to hold talks with the Maoists without any precondition.

» Peace talks: Government has unveil the modalities of the Peace Committee. PM is preparing a formal call asking the Maoists to come to the negotiating table.

Secret negotiations

» Peace talks: "The Government has already started "secret negotiations" with Maoists to make the forthcoming peace talks productive", Nepal's PM Deuba said.