The second round of government-Maoist talks concluded in the capital, reaching a four-point agreement on Thursday.

Members of the government-Maoist peace talks team speaking to the media about the outcome of the second round of talks at Hotel Himalaya, Thursday, June 15 06.

Members of the government-Maoist peace talks team speaking to the media about the outcome of the second round of talks at Hotel Himalaya, Thursday, June 15 06. nepalnews.com/rh
Members of the talks team of the government and the CPN (Maoist) told reporters after negotiations held at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur, that both sides have agreed to hold high-level talks between the head of the seven-party government and the top Maoist leadership very soon.

The high-level talks, which will also involve the leaders of the seven parties, will focus on the political issues including that of management of arms, they said.

Likewise, the government and the rebel side agreed to form a 31-member ‘ceasefire code of conduct monitoring team’ headed by Dr Devendra Raj Pandey, a civil society leader. As per the third point of the agreement, a five-member peace talks monitoring team would be formed comprising former Supreme Court Justice Laxman Prasad Aryal, former speaker Daman Nath Dhungana, rights activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar and civil society leaders Dr Devendra Raj Pandey and Dr Mathura Shrestha.

Similarly, the two sides also agreed to urge the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)-Nepal to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal during the talks process.

The talks that began at around 2:15 p.m. went for nearly two hours.