Nepal govt signs peace deal with banned Maoist group - Newspaper

NEPALESE Prime Minister Khadga Prassad Oli (left) and Netra Bikram Chand (third right), a leader of the Communist Party, bow their heads during the signing.—AP
KATHMANDU: An outlawed Maoist group accused of staging several attacks signed a peace deal with Nepal’s communist government on Friday, bringing an end to the country’s only active insurgency.
Jubilant Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli hailed the deal as “historic” at a gathering with the group’s leader Netra Bikram Chand, who came out of hiding for the signing.
Nepal has enjoyed relative peace since 2006, when a decade-long civil war ended and most rebels joined mainstream politics.

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