British Ambassador to Nepal Keith George Bloomfield has said that international communities want to see peace in the country and urged Maoists to lay down their arms to show their commitment to democracy.
Speaking at an interaction organized by New Media Club in the capital on Monday, the ambassador said, “Now the international community wants to see a peaceful, stable and prosperous Nepal,” adding, “The international community is ready to help Nepal for that purpose.”
He expressed apprehension that Maoists could return to violence at any time. “It is difficult to believe the Maoists until they lay down their arms,” he said.
Terming the declaration of the House of Representatives as the Nepali Magna Carta, Bloomfield said the constitutional crisis will be resolved once the country goes for an election to constituent assembly.
Bloomfield also suggested that the government pressure Maoists to lay down arms.
Speaking at the same programme, UML leader Rajhuji Pant called on the government to strictly implement the House declaration if it respected people’s aspirations.
“The prime minister should be ready to form a new security council as per the declaration to mobilise the army and suspend the Chief of the Army Staff Pyar Jung Thapa,” he said.
Chief of the foreign affairs department of the Nepali Congress, Sujata Koirala, said it is not good for the politicians to fight for posts in a crucial situation like this.
She also called on the Maoists to stop extortion and abduction and create an environment conducive for proposed peace talks.