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US Ambassador On Nepalese Politics
By KTM Metro Reporter
November 18, 2010: speaking at the function held at the Central Department of Political Science of the Tribhuvan University today, US Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi has said that the Maoists do not need a military force to pursue their political agenda and they cannot credibly engage in a democratic political dialogue until they continue to have one, and has urged the non-Maoist parties to assure the Maoists that they will not exclude the Maoists from the national politics, myrepublica.com writes and quotes the ambassador, "Now is the time to close the Maoist combatants and move the country forward; until they cut their links with their former insurgent military forces, their commitment to peace and democracy will be questioned and others will not feel confident enough to make the necessary compromises on critical issues of constitution drafting and power sharing."
Concerning the peace process, myrepublica.com quotes the ambassador, "The peace process will not collapse after UNMIN leaves as the international community will continue to offer its support. But now is the opportunity to resolve these issues once and for all while UNMIN is still here."
Speaking at the same function, US Ambassador has disclosed that the US assistance to Nepal will exceed $225 million in the coming three years for supporting the peace process, strengthening democratic institutions, fighting human trafficking, improving health services, enhancing economic competitiveness, promoting inclusive economic growth, easing humanitarian crises, fighting against hunger and ensuring food security and so on; and includes $47.7 million this year alone, to achieve the objectives of the three new initiatives such as climate change, global hunger and food security President Barack Obama has announced.
