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U.S. ENVOY CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST FAILURE TO STOP VIOLENCE
June 12, 2007 नेपालीमा
Expressing his concern for the future of Nepal, U.S. Ambassador James F. Moriarty addressed friends and supporters of the Community Information Center – Pokhara today. The envoy noted that there are two main obstacles to peace, prosperity and democracy in Nepal at the moment. The first is the Maoists’ failure to bring their conduct in line with the standards of mainstream political parties in multiparty democracies; and the second is ethnic division.
The Ambassador stated, “Pushpa Dahal and the rest of the Maoist leadership have an historic opportunity before the Constituent Assembly election to prove to the Nepali people and the world that their party really is committed to democracy and peace …. Maoist assurances that they are peace loving democrats have been proven hollow daily by the violent actions of their cadre. If the Maoists want the people’s trust and support, they must win it through democratic competition and free elections – and not through violence.”