KATHMANDU, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The United States is expected to remove the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) from its terrorist watch list with just a few "technicalities" remaining for doing so, local leading news website Nepalnews.com quoted U.S. ambassador to Nepal Nancy J. Powell on Monday.

    The move, although not confirmed by the U.S. government, comes at a time when the CPN-M prepares to head the new government after its victory in the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections held on April 10, the report said.

    At a meeting with Nepali Interim Parliament speaker Subash Nemwang in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Sunday, Ambassador Powell also said that the United States would extend the same kind of assistance and support to the new government to be formed under the leadership of the CPN-M as it had been providing to the previous governments.

    At the meeting, the two sides discussed the ongoing peace process, constitution drafting process and the latest political situation in Nepal.