‘UML to accept any agreement resolving crisis’

January 10, 2003
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POKHARA, Jan. 10: Standing Committee Member of the Communist Party of Nepal United Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML) Jhalanath Khanal has said that his party would have no reservation and would accept any agreement reached between His Majesty the King and the CPN-Maoists in order to restore peace and security in the country.

At an interaction programme organised by the Federation of Nepalese Journalist (Kaski) here today, Khanal made it clear that the party would approve any agreement between or among any parties that help resolve the present crisis and restore peace in the nation.

Indicating towards the party’s new policies to be adopted during its forthcoming 7th general convention in Janakpur, Khanal who was minister in the nine-month-long CPN (UML)-led government in 1996, said that the CPN-UML would have functional unity with the Nepali Congress to protect the achievements of the Peoples’ Movement of 1990. Khanal, meanwhile, did not hesitate to say that his party would consider Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) as a party having a dual policy.

Talking about the recent resolution of its party regarding the cancellation of the presidential system in the party, Khanal said, “There should be both the general secretary and presidential system within CPN-UML.”

“However, major political and policy level agenda will be discussed during the convention and the party would not split solely due to differences in ideologies.