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Nepal ceasefire called off
Travellers heading for the mountain kingdom of Nepal should be aware that a seven-month ceasefire by Maoist rebels has been called off, and peace talks have ground to a halt.
The country has long been affected by action by the insurgents, who began fighting to rid Nepal of its monarchy and found a socialist state. The group claim to be inspired by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.
More than 7,000 lives have been lost in the fighting, and while there is no evidence that travellers have ever been a target for any violence, the ongoing fighting has proved to be a deterrent to visitors and the country’s tourism industry has suffered greatly over the last seven years.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website, at www.fco.gov.uk/travel warns: “It is not clear at this time what the implications of this will be. Over the last few weeks, the ceasefire has been gradually eroded by an increasing number of armed clashes between the Royal Nepal Army and Maoist cadres. The breakdown in the ceasefire is likely to lead to a return to violent clashes between the security forces and the Maoists across Nepal.”
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