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 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The chief of Nepal's Maoist rebels emerged from a landmark meeting with government leaders Friday to announce the guerrillas would join a new interim administration for the Himalayan kingdom.
The long-elusive rebel leader known as Prachanda said the new government would be formed within a month. "This is a historic decision and will move the country in a new direction," he told reporters.
Officials of the government that took office after mass protests forced the king to give up absolute power April 24 had no immediate comment. But Home Minister Krishna Sitaula read the text of the deal before giving way so Prachanda could address reporters.
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