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22/12/2014 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Nepal Peace Deal

In 2006 the Nepalese government and Maoists signed a peace accord ending 10 years of war

In 2006 the Nepalese government and Maoists rebels signed a peace accord ending 10 years of civil war.

In 2006 the Nepalese government and Maoists signed a peace accord ending 10 years of civil war. Witness has been speaking to the UN envoy to Nepal at the time and to one of the Maoists' lead negotiators.

(Photo: Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koiral (L) and Maoist Chairman Prachanda shake hands after they exchanged documents following the signing of a landmark peace agreement, in Kathmandu 21 November 2006. Credit: Devendra M Singh/Getty Images)

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