Dr. Bhattarai meets EU officials

April 11, 2003
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Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, chief Maoist negotiator for peace talks met Rudier Wenk, head of European Union based in Kathmandu Thursday and exchanged views on the efforts being undertaken to translate the existing cease-fire into permanent peace, published reports said.

Two other members of the Maoist negotiating team Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal) and Krishna Bahadur Mahara were also present during the meeting. Mahara has been quoted by the media as saying that the EU officials based in Kathmandu expressed their exhilaration over the Maoist attempt to seek
permanent peace in the country.

The officials also assured that the EU would extend assistance for rural development if the existing political instability comes to and end and peace is restored permanently. nepalnews.com am Apr 11