MAOISTS MAKE FINAL ATTEMPT AT UNITY Kathmandu, 14 June: Maoists are making a final attempt at unity ahead of Friday’s first national meet of the Mohan Bidhaya faction of UCPN (Maoist) in the capital. The dissident group rejected a seven-point proposal of the establish for unity Wednesday. The two sides of the largest party which is leading government with Madeshbadi front is preparing for another round of talks between Chairman Prachanda and First Vice-chairman Baidhaya later Thursday in a bid to same the party divided on ideological lines. Nnnn EU DIPLOMATS MEETING PRACHANDA Kathmandu, 14 June: Ambassadors of member states of the EU and some outside it are meeting Maoist Chairman Prachanda Thursday to urge parties to come to a consensus to end a new crisis and deadlock after Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai called constituent assembly (CA) elections 22 November leading to dissolution of the assembly. The meeting 12 hours after their discussions with President Dr.. Ram Baran Yadav. “Declared election isn’t possible without understanding between NC,UML, and Madeshibadi parties. “Can you show me one country in the world where elections have been held without the agreement of major parties?” the President asked the ambassadors in an unprecedented collective meet. ‘There’s no country where election has been held without understanding. That’s why in Nepal, election can’t be held without agreement of four parties,”the ceremonialhead told the ambassadors. nnnn