US hopes Nepalis pull together
The United States voiced hope Thursday that all sides in Nepal would pull together after the prime minister resigned, saying it was "vitally important" to make progress in the peace process.
Madhav Kumar Nepal quit Wednesday in a bid to end a long stalemate. Nepal's Maoists, who waged a 10-year insurgency before entering mainstream politics and winning 2008 elections, are staking a claim to lead a new government.
"It's vitally important that the peace process should go forward," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters.
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