Kathmandu: The US has denied it wanted to establish a military base in Nepal saying it would do nothing that would cause concern to India, even as it urged the palace and political parties to restore multi-party Democracy in the kingdom and bring Maoists back to mainstream.

"We want the legal and Democratic forces of Nepal – the parties, the present government, the palace and elements of civil society to come together to be able to stand down the insurgency and bring the insurgents peacefully back into the system," US Ambassador in Kathmandu Machael E Malinowski told Nepal Television's 'Dishanirdesh' programme.

"The US wants to see a viable Democracy in Nepal," he said on May 5 night, adding "All the Democratic forces of Nepal should come together to protect four core issues: Democracy, multiparty system, human rights and constitutional monarchy.

"We do not seek to establish any US base in Nepal and the US does not have any strategic interest in Nepal," he said on the anti-terrorism co-operation between Kathmandu and Washington, emphasising "US military is here just to train the Nepali soldiers in anti-terrorist techniques.

"I don't think that our presence here would complicate the situation that India would not want to see. We would do nothing that should concern both the neighbours India and China," he said.

Anti-terrorism activity is the major part of the US foreign policy, Malinowski said. "We have two fringed policy to support Nepal's anti-terrorism campaign: to help a friend and to protect our own interest."

PTI