Nepal asks UN to monitor arms management

NEPAL: Nepal has formally asked the United Nations (UN) to monitor arms management by government troops and Maoists rebels to pave the way for elections to a constituent assembly, a senior minister said Tuesday.

A landmark deal last month between Nepal's authorities and the rebels aimed at ending a decade-long insurgency included agreement to seek the UN's assistance in arms management.

"We have (on Monday) submitted a letter to the UN office in Kathmandu requesting the UN's help in managing the arms of the rebels and the government troops," deputy prime minister Khadag Prasad Oli told AFP.

Kathmandu, Wednesday, AFP