"There will be a breakthrough in the peace process and constitution writing next week," the prime minister told journalists at his residence, Monday evening. [break]
The prime minister made it clear that the government, in a bid to create an environment of consensus, has decided not to implement the decision to legalize the transactions in lands carried out by the Maoist ´people´s government´.
Asked what transpired at the three-party meeting on Monday, the prime minister said the leaders of the three major parties focused their discussions on power-sharing.
"I´m not saying the next government should be under my leadership but experience proves that the peace process and constitution writing move ahead when there is a government led by our party," the prime minister said of the next government.
The prime minister said the top leaders of the three parties have agreed to meet again next week after doing some homework, and urged the opposition parties to extend their cooperation.
"The whole process will not move ahead if the government becomes tyrannical and the opposition protests each and every move of the government. Even the chairman of our party told the meeting this," said the prime minister, referring to current bitterness between the government and opposition parties.
He was of the view that the government decision to legalize conflict-era land transactions was being misunderstood. "The decision was taken to resolve problems related to such land transactions in a practical manner," the prime minister said, adding, "For the sake of political consensus the government will not implement that decision."
Asked about his position on system of governance and on advancing the peace process, the prime minister said constitution writing and the peace process can be furthered simultaneously or individually. Saying that a directly elected presidential system is best suited for Nepalese conditions, he said "there would definitely be negotiations" over this.
To a question related to stalemate over the peace process, the prime minister assured that the process would be furthered as per the seven-point agreement of November 1, but added that some issues needed to be settled at the political level.
"Concrete decisions are yet to be taken on issues like ranks [for the Maoist army], leadership [in the army after integration] and numbers [of the Maoist combatants to be integrated]," he said, adding, "But these issues will be settled."
The prime minister also told the journalists that the government is preparing to announce a work plan for good governance and development.
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