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Country/entity: Nepal
Region: Asia and Pacific
Agreement name: Press Release of Summit Meetings
Date: 10 Oct 2006
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006)
Inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru in the early 1990s, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) – CPN(M) – declared war on the Nepalese government in February 1996. A key demand was the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a ‘People’s Republic’. Following a pronounced Maoist military strategy, the CPN(M) focused their insurgency on the rural areas. They gained significantly in strength and it took heavy international military support to stabilize the Nepalese government in 2002. After public protests escalated in Kathmandu in 2004, the Nepalese King Gyanendra took authoritarian control over the government. In the cities, a strong popular movement for democracy emerged, forcing the government into fast progressing peace negations in 2006 that concluded with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006.
Stage: Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Nepal peace process
Parties: Sd/xxx Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Coordinator, CPN (Maoists), Negotiating Team
Sd/xxx Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Coordinator, Government of Nepal, Negotiating Team
Third parties: -
Description: A short agreement where the top leaders task the Government-Maoist Negotiating team with drafting points of consensus on arms management, fundamental political issues and the Interim Constitution. They also set a date for forming the Electoral Commission.

Agreement document: NP_061010_Press Release of Summit Meetings.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→Temporary new institutions
Page 1, 2: To constitute the Election Commission by the end of the month of Ashoj (17 October) of this year by the Government and to advise the Commission to make preparation to accomplish the election of the Constituent Assembly within the month of Baisakh/Jestha of 2064 B.S. (June, 2007) .To fix the date of the election of the Constituent Assembly after Constitution of the Interim Government.
Elections: Page 1, 2: To constitute the Election Commission by the end of the month of Ashoj (17 October) of this year by the Government and to advise the Commission to make preparation to accomplish the election of the Constituent Assembly within the month of Baisakh/Jestha of 2064 B.S. (June, 2007).To fix the date of the election of the Constituent Assembly after Constitution of the Interim Government.
Electoral commission: Page 1, 2: To constitute the Election Commission by the end of the month of Ashoj (17 October) of this year by the Government and to advise the Commission to make preparation to accomplish the election of the Constituent Assembly within the month of Baisakh/Jestha of 2064 B.S. (June, 2007) .To fix the date of the election of the Constituent Assembly after Constitution of the Interim Government.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: Governance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/making
Page 1, 1: To give responsibility to the Government–Maoist Negotiating Teams to accomplish the assignment of preparing the points of consensus by discussing the questions arising under the arms management, fundamental political issues and the Interim Constitution. The team shall have to present said consensus in the meeting of the top leaders of the eight parties to be held on 12 October at 2.00 p.m.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: Government of Nepal Peace Secretariat: http://www.ncf.org.np/upload/files/775_en_cover%20and%20con.pdf

Press Release of Summit Meetings

A meeting of the top leaders of the Seven Political Parties and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was held today, on 10 October 2006 at the residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwater.

The points of consensus of the meeting are as follows:

1. To give responsibility to the Government–Maoist Negotiating Teams to accomplish the assignment of preparing the points of consensus by discussing the questions arising under the arms management, fundamental political issues and the Interim Constitution.

The team shall have to present said consensus in the meeting of the top leaders of the eight parties to be held on 12 October at 2.00 p.m.

2. To constitute the Election Commission by the end of the month of Ashoj (17 October) of this year by the Government and to advise the Commission to make preparation to accomplish the election of the Constituent Assembly within the month of Baisakh/Jestha of 2064 B.S. (June, 2007) .To fix the date of the election of the Constituent Assembly after Constitution of the Interim Government.

Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Coordinator, CPN (Maoists), Negotiating Team

Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Coordinator, Government of Nepal, Negotiating Team

10 October 2006