Kathmandu, Mar. 3: A joint meeting of representatives of different human rights organisations and senior human rights activists organised by the Informal Sector Service Centre (Insec) today welcomed the initiatives for talks taken by both the Maoists and the government and underlined the need for human rights activists, intellectuals and various sections of society to make efforts from their respective places for creating a favourable situation.

The meeting also concluded that His Majesty’s Government and the Maoists should be honest and flexible in putting an end to violence and terrorism which has been raging on for the last four years, adding that attempts to dilute the present environment should not be made from all quarters.

The need of a “talks concern committee” was also felt at the meeting to help realize the talks between the Maoists and government.

Present at the meeting were Damannath Dhungana, Padmaratna Tuladhar, Sushil Pyakurel, Kapil Shrestha, Gauri Pradhan, Dr. K. B. Rokaya, Arjun Karki, Rabindra Bhattarai, Devi Niraula, Shivahari Dahal and Kumar Sapkota.