Ceasefire monitoring committee dissolved

The Ceasefire Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee has been dissolved as the comprehensive peace agreement signed between the government and theMaoists has ended its essence.

A meeting of the talks teams of the government and the Maoists Thursday decided to dissolve the monitoring committee, which was formed on May 26.

The talks teams also thanked the committee for its work.

The 25-member monitoring committee led by Prof Dr Birendra Mishra was mandated to study violations of the ceasefire and submit reports to the government and the Maoists.

The landmark peace agreement signed on November 21 announced the end of decade-long Maoist war, spelling out the ways of permanent peace. nepalnews.com mk Nov 30 06