US Senator Arlen Specter has said that US laws would not allow the US government to provide financial assistance to Nepal if the Maoists are included in the government with their weapons like Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Taking to journalists at the end of his two day long Nepal visit, Senator Specter said, “I believe that US is not in a position to try to determine the internal policies of Nepal. Nepal has to decide itself what Nepal wants to do. But examples of other countries make it clear that the Maoists have to give up arms.”
“Maoists have a military force. They can’t have an army of their own within an army wh
en they are in the government. It is my hope that Nepal will work out its problems,” Specter, who is also the Chairman of the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee, said.
He added, “Maoists are on the terrorist list. They must renounce terrorism and give up arms.”
His response comes at a time when discussions are on to include Maoists into the interim government after adopting an interim constitution without arms management.
Senator Specter added, “US is not giving bad advice to PM. People don’t like to be told what they should do by some other country. It is up to people of Nepal, the PM and the seven political parties, to take the decision.”
Specter however described the joint letter of the government and the Maoists to the UN as a positive step.
Maoists have been charging the US for trying to disrupt the peace process of NEpal.
“Maoists have a military force. They can’t have an army of their own within an army wh
en they are in the government. It is my hope that Nepal will work out its problems,” Specter, who is also the Chairman of the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee, said.He added, “Maoists are on the terrorist list. They must renounce terrorism and give up arms.”
His response comes at a time when discussions are on to include Maoists into the interim government after adopting an interim constitution without arms management.
Senator Specter added, “US is not giving bad advice to PM. People don’t like to be told what they should do by some other country. It is up to people of Nepal, the PM and the seven political parties, to take the decision.”
Specter however described the joint letter of the government and the Maoists to the UN as a positive step.
Maoists have been charging the US for trying to disrupt the peace process of NEpal.
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