Posted by: psychodreamer February 2, 2005
China on Nepal:Emergency Nepal's internal affair
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I guess this would be a nice topic to discuss. -http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1007461.cms BEIJING: China on Tuesday declined to comment on the Nepali King's decision to sack the Prime Minister and take over the government, saying it was an "internal affair" but hoped that the Himalayan kingdom would attain national reconciliation. "As far as we are concerned, it is Nepal's internal affairs," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan told reporters when asked to comment on the unexpected political developments in the neighbouring country. "Nepal is a close and friendly neighbour of China. We hope that Nepal will achieve social stability, economic development and national reconciliation. Given the current situation, we respect the Nepalese people's choice of the road of development," Kong added. Nepali King Gyanendra announced on Tuesday in an address to the nation that he had dissolved the coalition government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. The King announced through the state-run television that he will form a new government under his own chairmanship, taking control of the Himalayan kingdom for the second time in three years. While declaring a state of emergency, the king accused the government of failing to conduct parliamentary elections and being unable restore peace in the country, Xinhua news agency reported from Kathmandu.
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