SG/SM/8042
SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘DEEPLY CONCERNED’ AT RENEWAL OF VIOLENCE IN NEPAL
26/11/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/8042 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘DEEPLY CONCERNED’ AT RENEWAL OF VIOLENCE IN NEPAL
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned at the flare-up of violence in Nepal after the rebels belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) broke a four-month long ceasefire and resumed armed actions in more than one-third of the Kingdom’s districts. This has led to the declaration today of a state of emergency throughout the country.
The Secretary-General regrets that the insurgents abandoned peace talks with the Government that started last August. He will continue to follow closely the developments in Nepal.
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