Agreement reached on Nepal army integration, says General Katawal

The chief of the Nepal Army (NA) General Rookmangud Katawal has said that the political parties have already reached an agreement on army integration. pTalking to mediapersons here, General Katawal said that thee parties have already reached an agreement. Debates and discussions are a part of democratic exercise./p pldquo;As per the peace pact and other understandings among the parties, the army integration will be carried out through a special cabinet committee, which has not yet been formed,rdquo; he added./p pGeneral Katawal said that Nepal army will abide by the law formulated by representatives elected by the Nepalese people. /p pDifferent party leaders have differently interpreted the understanding. Parties other than the Maoists have ruled out the quot;wholesalequot; integration of Maoist combatants into the Nepal army./p pThey have said that only those combatants meeting the army standards should be integrated into Nepal army, Nepalnews reported. (ANI)/p

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