Nepal passing through a difficult moment: US

8220;It8217;s important for the countries of the region,the United States,and others to try to do what we can to help Nepal where we can,8221; he said,adding that 8220;they are going through a very difficult moment.8221;

The State Department spokesman was responding to a question about the latest development in Nepal wherein the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal,Pushpa Kamal Dahal 8216;Prachanda8217; declared the Nepalese capital Kathmandu as the autonomous province of the country.