 The rebels aim to replace Nepal's monarchy with a communist republic |
The soldiers were captured three weeks ago after a raid on an army camp in western Nepal.
It was some of the bloodiest fighting since King Gyanendra seized direct control of the country in February.
The rebels have been under pressure from international human rights group to treat the captives humanely and also release them immediately.
The rebels have released the names of the captured soldiers and say they are being treated well.
"We want to inform that the soldiers are being treated as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention," the Associated Press news agency quotes a rebel leader, Sudarshan, as saying.
He also said journalists and human rights groups could meet the soldiers.
Violence
Clashes between rebels and government troops have increased since King Gyanendra dismissed the government and assumed direct power in February, saying politicians had failed to tackle the insurgency.
The attack on the army camp earlier this month provoked the US to warn Nepal's king to return the country to democracy or face a slide towards chaos.
More than 12,000 people have been killed since the rebels launched an armed struggle to replace the monarchy with a communist republic in 1996.
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