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| | SACW #1 | 5 Aug. 2003 [Nepal / Pak-India / Sri Lanka . . .] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | The army is to be expanded to 70,000 troops from 50,000 and is said to have bought 5,000 M-16 rifles from the United States and 5,500 machine guns from Belgium. |
 | | The role of the international community should be to put positive pressure to the king, to the Maoists, to the government, but that is not happening." He added: "I do not sincerely believe the king is committed to multiparty democracy. |
 | | This is akin to the state policy towards India; until the core issue is resolved, other issues, deemed less important, will not be touched. |
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