Strasbourg, 19/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - Now that the King of Nepal has finally abandoned his de facto military regime and the Nepalese parliament has been re-established, an interim government was put in place (on 2 May to establish a constituent assembly which will draw up a new constitution), a three-month unilateral ceasefire has been announced and a coalition of seven political parties and Maoist groups has pledged commitment to the November 2005 peace accord, parliamentary elections should be organised as soon as possible and the EU should send a team of observers. This was the substance of a resolution adopted by the EP on Thursday, signed by all the European Parliament's political parties except Independence and Democracy. The European Parliament wants a special delegation to be sent to Nepal ahead of the elections to assess the situation and interview all relevant parties, and urges the EU to continue to freeze military aid to Nepal and provide it with additional technical, logistical and financial aid, including a concrete programme for a cease-fire surveillance mission in cooperation with other donors if Nepal so desires. The EP wants the appointment of a special representative to be looked into. The representative would have the role of encouraging the EU to make a greater political commitment to Nepal during the delicate transition period. The EP wants the EU to contribute to the peace process by helping armed groups to demobilise, provide greater humanitarian aid and sending human rights observers to the country. The EP wants the international community to establish a contact group of key partners, like the EU, the United States, India and the United Nations, to organise coordinated international action. The European Parliament might appoint a special rapporteur to monitor the situation. Alyn Smith, Scottish MEP in the Greens/EFA group, said the EP could not force anything on the Nepalese but could help guide debate. He hoped that after the ten-year old civil war that cost the lives of more than 13000 people (as the EP resolution explains), Nepal would finally be able to live in peace.