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India And US Welcome Nepal Army Taking Control Of Maoist Combatants
By KTM Metro Reporter
April 12, 2012: India Today has welcomed the Nepal Army taking the control of the Maoist combatants and their weapons and hoped that "the Nepali-led and Nepali-driven political processes would be taken to their logical end within the time-frame". "We welcome the agreement reached on April 10 in the constitutionally mandated Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on taking forward the process of integration and rehabilitation of the former Maoist combatants in consonance with the past agreements," spokesperson for external affairs ministry Syed Akbaruddin said in New Delhi, India. "We congratulate the Nepalese leadership for the wisdom, and spirit of consensus displayed by them to complete the remaining tasks," he said. "We hope the Nepali-led and Nepali-driven political processes would be taken to their logical end within the time-frame agreed by the political parties, ushering Nepal into a new era of peace and democracy," said the spokesperson.
In a statement of the US embassy in Kathmandu, the United States has welcomed the recent progress in the ongoing peace process of Nepal stating the turn over of the Maoist cantonments and weapons is a milestone in the peace process. "We applaud the national political leadership for their determination and statesmanship at this crucial juncture," said the statement. The US mission has also urged the leaders to continue working together to complete the integration of Maoist combatants into the Nepali Army and conclude writing of the constitution according to the nepalnews.com.
