US favors unity among democratic forces

November 13, 2004
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Kathmandu: The United States of America once again reiterated the need for a sort of consensus among the legitimate political parties and the monarch to work together in order to enhance its capabilities to face the Maoists challenges.

The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, Donald Camp, who was here last week for a short period abundantly made it clear at an interaction with the Nepali media men that “all the democratic forces” should unite and work to restore peace in the country.

In saying so, Donald Camp hinted that the US was not happy with the political parties who were not even in talking terms with each other. A message was also there for the King in his message that the King too should work together with the “democratic forces”.

He however, indirectly favored the King by saying that “he was working with the political parties” implying that the King was not against the US line of thinking.

Analysts opine that the monarch should have briefed the US dignitary when the two met each other at the Palace. The King seems to have told the US high official that he has been trying hard to bring in all the political parties now in the streets at one place; however, the problem lay in the other camp resulting in his failure. The US official apparently hinted at the press meet that he was convinced from what he was told by the Nepali monarch.

The American dignitary, nevertheless, spoke in clear terms that his country had been listening to the instances of HR abuses by the state forces and that the US will not shut its eyes as and when such violations take place.

In the same vein, he also scathingly criticized the HR abuses committed by the rebels. “Abuses made by the Maoists can’t be dismissed also”, said Donald Camp.

“We support the people, the political parties and the King”, is what the US authority divulged.

This clearly means that the US would wish the democratic system to continue as per the wishes of the Nepali people but under a constitutional monarchy.

Political parties in the streets presumably will find a sort of message from the US for them to ponder over.

Summing up his remarks, Donald Camp maintained that his visit to Nepal was just an “attempt” to assess the overall situation prevailing in this country.