Top leaders have termed Friday’s three-party meeting ‘fruitful’ and held out hope for timely completion of peace process and constitution drafting.
The meeting held at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction has heightened the possibility of timely conclusion of peace process, Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal told reporters after the meeting. “This is the need of the hour. The parties should continue to forge consensus."
Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel, who attended the meeting, said the talks will help give a boost to peace process.
Progress and future plans regarding integration, rehabilitation and supervision of the People’s Liberation Army combatants make by the Special Committee were discussed in the meeting.
At a time when the Samyukta Loktantrik Morcha had been urging the three major parties to come clean on peace process, the meeting turned out to be highly relevant, Poudel said, adding that progress can be achieved on peace process within 30 Aug.
“Whether or not consensus is forged on peace process and constitution drafting I and Maoist Chairman Dahal have similar opinion. Prime Minister’s resignation should come before that,” he said.
CPN-UML General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel said in the meeting suggestions and opinions from members of Special Committee were sought regarding conclusion of peace process.
Unified CPN (Maoist) Janardan Sharma said leaders, in the meeting, stressed for forging consensus on package, modality and number of army integration from the political leadership level.