PM BHATTARAI ASKS PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TAKE MAOISTS OFF US TERRORIST LIST

PM ASKS PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TAKE MAOISTS OFF US TERRORIST LIST

Kathmandu, 23 Sept.: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, in a brief meeting with President Barak Obama, asked him to take Maoists off the US terrorist list, Nepali mission in New York said.
They met on the sidelines of the UN general assembly session during a reception hosted by the US president for world leaders attending the annual general assembly session.
US has disregarded and overlooked such Maoist requests in the past.
The mission said Bhattarai told the president Maoists are Nepal’s largest political party and have joined the peace process.
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