Koirala in response asked Chairman Dahal to expedite the ongoing peace process in both letter and spirit of the seven-point agreement reached on November1, 2011. [break]
"NC can think about joining the government only if the peace process is expedited as per the past agreements," NC leader Dr Ram Sharan Mahat quoted Koirala as telling Dahal.
The Maoist chairman had laid emphasis on constitution drafting process and also asked Koirala to become more flexible on the standard norms for combatants integration and integration numbers.
"But President Koirala replied that NC cannot think anything beyond what has been agreed in the seven-point agreement. He also stressed honest implementation of the seven-point deal," added Dr Mahat.
Koirala also told Dahal that NC is vehemently opposed to breaching the existing standard recruitment norms of Nepal Army.
Talking to media persons after the meeting, Dahal´s personal aide Sameer Dahal said Chairman Dahal told Koirala that the Maoist central committee has successfully completed and he will work in responsible manner for taking forward the constitution writing and the peace process. The two leaders also discussed implementation of the seven-point deal and subsequent six-point deal.
Top leaders meeting Tuesday
Top leaders of UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) are meeting Tuesday to discuss forming a national consensus government, stalled peace process and constitution drafting process.
According to Minister for Irrigation Mahendra Yadav, who is also the chairman of the Tarai-Madhes Democratic Front-Nepal, one of the constituents of UDMF, the meeting will discuss in detail the integration and voluntary retirement of Maoist combatants, contentious issues of constitution drafting process and a national consensus government comprising all major parties as per the seven-point agreement.
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