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Vol. 5 Num 129 Sat. October 02, 2004  
   
International


Nepal govt invites Maoists for talks


Nepal Government on Thursday formally invited Maoists for talks, asserting that it had full executive rights and control of the army and other constitutional bodies, but ruled out any unilateral ceasefire.

"The government once again calls the Maoists for resumption of dialogue with a view to rescuing the country from the present state of violence, destruction and indecision," government spokesman Mohammad Mohsin said after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba endorsed the decision of the High-Level Peace Committee to formally call the rebels for talks.