KATHMANDU, July 28 Kyodo Nepal's ...

KATHMANDU, July 28 Kyodo

Nepal's Maoist rebels have place forth a five-point demand and a date for the command to meet them if peace talks are to take back newspapers said Monday.

If the command fails to meet the demands from July 31, the insurgents will finish the government has unilaterally hesitating a six-month cease-fire and cessationed the peace talks.

The ultimatum was serv between the sides of talks facilitators on Sunday.

The rebels' final statement go afters a government invitation last Friday to take up again the delayed talks by the middle of nearest month.

The rebels have demanded to know if King Gyanendra will become directly involved in the peace talks or if he would issue a public statement saying be deriveds of a third round of talks would be acceptable to him.

The Royal Nepalese Army is also called about to vow that it would accept and abundantly implement all decisions of the peace parleys.

In their third demand, the rebels said Nepal should rescind the antiterrorism agreement lately signed with the United States and force away all U.S. military experts and advisors.

The rebels also renewed their calls for implementation of the decisions taken at the inferior round talks held in May, including limiting the mental action of the army within a 5-kilometer range from barracks or bases, and for release of three senior rebel leaders held by way of the government.

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