The seven-party alliance and the CPN-Maoist reached a historic agreement at 1:15 am on November 8, 2006 ending the decade-old conflict and restoring lasting peace through a six-point agreement. According to the agreement…
The seven-party alliance and the CPN-Maoist reached a historic agreement at 1:15 am on November 8, 2006 ending the decade-old conflict and restoring lasting peace through a six-point agreement. According to the agreement reached after over 14-hour-long negotiation between the two sides, the SPA and the Maoists agreed that a peace accord will be signed by November 16 and all the Maoist fighters will go to seven cantonment areas by November 21.
As per the agreement, the entire Maoists’ arms will be locked up under the single lock up system with UN monitoring devices attached to each of the camps. The equal number of arms of Nepali Army will also be locked up, according to the agreement. Details of the arms management will be carried out in close consultation with the Maoists, the UN and the Nepal Government.
The interim constitution will be announced by November 26 and the House of Representatives and the National Assembly will be dissolved once the existing House declares the announcement of the interim legislature and interim constitution.
All the people’s governments and people’s courts run by the Maoists will also be announced to have been dissolved along with the announcement of the interim constitution and interim legislature. The interim government will be formed by December 1. Members of the constitutional council will be appointed by the constitutional council headed by the PM and the chief justice and Speaker of the interim legislature as members.
The agreement was signed by Maoist chairman Prachanda on behalf of his party. Likewise, on behalf of SPA, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, NC (Democratic) president Sher Bahadur Deuba, People`s Front president and deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan, general secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP-Anandidevi) Bharat Bimal Yadav, president of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) Narayan Man Bijukchhe, Leftist Front leader CP Mainali have signed the agreement. The summit meeting ended at 1:15 am on Wednesday. It is believed that with the commitment from all sides for long lasting peace, Nepal`s tourism industry is bound to take leap in near future.
