France favors early resumption of Government-Maoist dialogue

December 3, 2003
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Kathmandu: According to an agreement signed between the Government of France and HMG/N on 27th August 2001, the French Food Aid planned for 2000-2001 for a total of 8 thousand metric tones of Soft Wheat will arrive in Nepal next week, states a press release issued by the French embassy here.

The revenue of the sales, adds the press note, will be transferred by the Nepal Food Cooperation into the counterpart fund of the French Food Aid for financing the food security program for Nepal, FSPN,launched in July 2003.

The program is based on the following objectives as per the press release. Strengthening at the local level the capacities of the producers, the farmers organization and the local administration.

Increase locally the food availability. Improve access to the market and livelihoods conditions.

This was disclosed by the French Ambassador to Nepal, His Excellency Claude Ambrosini, at a reception organized by him at his residence Tuesday evening.

On the same occasion, the French Ambassador opined that there “cannot be solution to the Maoist Conflict through the use of the arms. “France has constantly repeated this and I repeat again now”, stressed French Ambassador Ambrosini. Proper conditions must be created to ensure political stability, the return to the democratic multi-party system under the constitutional monarchy regime and the renewal of the dialogue between the government and Maoist, added the French diplomat. “This must be done fast”, concluded the Ambassador.