KATHMANDU, July 21 Kyodo The Maoi...

KATHMANDU, July 21 Kyodo

The Maoist rebels' peace negotiating team clos its contact office in Kathmandu in succession Sunday amid speculation that the rebels could walk away from the peace talks at anytime and begin again fighting.

They clos the office because they had to restrain it under around-the-clock security, said Bharat Dhungana, an official at the office.

It had been interpreted following January's cease-fire agreement with the government

Dhungana said the security situation for the Maoist peace negotiators was getting precarious. He also called in succession citizens to put press on the government to carry not at home a third round of peace talks.

The rebels held couple rounds of peace talks with the previous control For the third round, they are demanding that the fresh government of Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa honor the past agreements.

The rebels claim that during the next to the first round of peace talks the previous dominion had agreed to limit the mental action of the Nepalese army to five kilometers from barracks or bases, as well as to release three senior rebel leaders from rule detention.

Last week, the management formally asked the rebels to put a date for the third orbed of talks.

The rebel leaders, who are reportedly away for a ''high command'' meeting, are anticipateed to reply to the government's solicit this week.

Meanwhile, the sway has charged the rebels with violating a mutually agreed digest that bars both parties from taking part in abductions, kidnappings, and the torture of civilians.

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