The government has invited all "armed political outfits" active in the country to the negotiating table.
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Barshaman Pun informed media persons about the government's call during a press meet organised at the ministry Tuesday.
According to minister Pun, the government would hold talks only with the armed outfits of political nature and not with those involving in criminal activities.
The government's decision to initiate talks with the armed outfits comes following series of bomb blasts carried out by armed groups operating in Terai. Escalation of the activities of armed outfits has become a subject of discussion during high level meetings of the ruling parties in the last few days.
The previous government had also held talks with a number of armed outfits including those operating in Terai and signed agreements on stopping offensive.
At today's press conference, minister Pun also unveiled the revised data of the loss in life and property during the ten-year long armed conflict waged by the then CPN (Maoist).
According to the report, 115,760 people were victims of the armed conflict among which 17,000 lost their lives; 78,675 were displaced and 1600 people disappeared. Similarly, 12,657 persons lost their properties in the insurgency. nepalnews.com
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