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"The Commission shares Parliament's concern on the deterioration of the situation in Nepal. We also had placed great hopes in the negotiations started three months ago by the Deuba government. From their contacts with the Royal Nepalese Government, EU representatives in Kathmandu had drawn the conclusion that Mr Deuba was genuinely committed to finding a lasting peace with the Maoist guerrillas in order to be able to focus action on the country's considerable development needs. The reasons why the negotiations collapsed are not entirely clear, but the Maoist factions first broke the cease-fire.
The Commission agrees that there is a risk that the country is drifting towards civil war. It also fears that the current state of emergency may jeopardise a fragile democracy already undermined by years of political instability and corruption. The EU has promptly condemned the new wave of violence and launched an appeal in favour of restoration of peace and law and order. The Commission is currently preparing its cooperation strategy for the next five years. Under the current circumstances, consolidation of democracy, conflict prevention and poverty eradication will be the primary objectives of its new strategy for Nepal.
The EU-Nepal political dialogue should be continued and further strengthened while cooperation targets should include promotion of development initiatives in the most deprived areas of the country, to counteract the frustrations and resentment of local people. In all its present and future cooperation activities the EU will constantly and carefully monitor the situation, including security aspects that might jeopardise its development cooperation."@en1
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