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Disarmament deal signed in Nepal
Communist rebels in Nepal sign a deal with the government on how to disarm.
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2006 03:52 GMT

The Nepalese government and the rebels signed a peace deal last week


Nepal's government and communist rebels have signed a UN-sponsored agreement spelling out how the rebels would set aside their weapons as part of a wide-reaching peace pact.
 
The pact details how tens of thousands of rebel fighters would be confined to seven main camps under UN supervision ahead of elections next year, officials said on Tuesday.
The agreement - signed by Krishna Prasad Sitaula, the home minister, and Krishna Bahadur Mahara, the chief rebel negotiator - follows the two sides signing a comprehensive peace accord last week that marked end of 10-year conflict in Nepal.
 
The conflict in Nepal claimed thousands of lives.

The 12-page agreement paper was immediately handed over to UN representatives to be forwarded to the world agency's headquarters for approval by the Security Council.

 

Joint monitoring

 

It provides for a joint coordination committee comprising the government, rebels and UN representatives that would be responsible for monitoring and managing the rebel camps.

 

The weapons would be locked in 70 metal containers and monitored by UN personnel.

"This agreement is in accordance with the aspiration of the people and aimed towards restoring permanent peace in the country and conducting free and fair elections," said Situala.

Thousands of rebel fighters have already reached the seven areas where these camps are to be built, but there is no infrastructure in place yet, reports have said.
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