 Nepal's Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year's elections, a top rebel leader said on Monday. "Let everybody be clear, we'll never surrender our arms," Baburam Bhattarai, seen as number two to Maoist chief Prachanda, told Reuters in an interview. "We want the restructuring of the state and the army. In that restructured army our army will also be integrated," he said. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, appointed after King Gyanendra relinquished absolute powers following democracy protests in April, last month agreed to include the Maoists in an interim government. |