Monday, November 13, 2006

Joint team inspects guerrilla's camp sites in eastern Nepal

A government minister, the United Nations (UN) representatives and the guerrilla military commanders Sunday visited Kavre and Sindhuli district in eastern Nepal to inspect the proposed cantonment areas where the guerrillas' armed forces People's Liberation Army would be confined till Constituent Assembly election.

According to a leading news media group's website, thehimalayantimes.com report, the government minister, officials from Home Ministry, Nepali Army, Janapad Police and Armed Police Force, UN representatives and the guerrilla commanders flew to Kamidanda area of Kavre district to survey the proposed location for a guerrilla's camps Sunday morning.

Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture Pradip Gyawali and joint secretary at the Home Ministry Durga Nath Sharma were among those visiting the area.

Personal representative of secretary general of UN Ian Martin, UN military advisor Jan Eric Wilhemson and two other UN officials, and the guerrillas' deputy-commander Nanda Kishor Pun were also present during the inspection of the camp sites.

The guerrilla signed an agreement with the ruling Seven Party Alliance government on Wednesday to join an interim government, lock up their weapons and place their armies under United Nations supervision.

They agreed to set up seven main and 21 sub camps in Palpa, Kavre, Rolpa, Kailali, Surkhet, Ilam and Sindhuli in eastern Nepal.

Source: Xinhua

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