KATHMANDU, Dec 14 Kyodo A tonic W...

KATHMANDU, Dec 14 Kyodo

A tonic Washington official on Saturday called upon Nepalese Maoist rebels waging an armed insurgency in the native land to lay down their arms while pledging U support for Kathmandu.

U Assistant Secretary of State for southward Asian Affairs Christina Rocca said in a statement, ''While we have no intention of interfering in the internal politics of Nepal, we are issuing a sturdy call to end this violence, which we condemn''

commonly on a three-day visit to Nepal, Rocca said it is imperative that the Maoists register peaceful dialogue with the command so Nepal's democracy and economy may flourish.

''The best way to exhibit to commitment to dialogue is for the Maoists to lay down their arms and period the senseless violence,'' she said in the statement.

The United States is committed to help Nepal combat the insurgency through providing security assistance to the Nepalese conduct Rocca said.

Washington dooms the escalating violence that targets a peaceful nation and involves innocent children by way of forcing school closures and abducting them to help the rebels, she added.

Rocca met King Gyanendra, Nepalese conduct officials, and leaders of political parties onward Friday, and leaves here for Islamabad forward Sunday.

The Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels have been fighting since 1996 to topple the constitutional monarchy and extremity multiparty rule in Nepal. More than 7000 Nepalese have forfeited their lives in the nearly seven years of fighting.

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