By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
“One doesn’t reach an agreement talking publicly or via media but in private and listening to each other.”
“First we will provide advice on how do you write a ceasefire agreement.”
Matthew Kahane the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal
At a time when the country is uneasily moving towards the peace process by trying to hold second phase of talks, Matthew Kahane, the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal, has said that the current ceasefire agreement (code of conduct) between the Nepal government and the Maoist party is too general and needs to include many specific provisions. “It doesn’t talk about the number of armies on both sides, who are commanding the armies, where are the soldiers kept, is their uniform identifiable or not, who are actually in the armies etc. These issues haven’t been mentioned.” Continue reading
