However, according to the Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of NA , Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has opted out of the seminar stating that the Maoists will not participate in functions to be attended by other political parties as part of their ongoing protest.
The seminar is the first in the series of initiative to be taken under the NA´s new chief Chhatraman Singh Gurung´s policy directive in the area of civil-military relation. He had announced after his takeover that enhancing the civil-military relation will be a "priority area" under his leadership.
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