Nepal's ruling Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) government and the
guerrillas have reached a historic agreement, with both the sides
agreeing to form an interim government by Dec. 1 to end the
decade-old conflict.
The summit talks held between SPA and guerrilla leaders at Prime
Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's official residence at Baluwatar in
Kathmandu on Tuesday night reached a 15-point agreement.
As per the agreement, the future of the monarchy will be decided
by the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly, the interim
government containing guerrillas will be formed by Dec. 1, the
present House of Representatives will be dissolved by Nov. 26 and
new constitution will be announced by the date, the guerrilla's
armed forces "People's Liberation Army" will be kept in seven
divisions and 21 brigades across the country by Nov. 21.
An interim legislature containing 330 members will be
formed.
(Xinhua News Agency November 8, 2006)
