Eight parties to sign five pacts including CMP

The meeting of the top leaders of eight political parties is expected to sign the five different understandings on Saturday morning ahead of the formation of the interim cabinet by the parliament.

The meeting of the leaders on Friday had finalised the five pacts. The five pacts include understanding on five different issues such as implementation of all earlier pacts; formulation of Common Minimum Programme (CMP), which will be the government's policies and programmes; formulation of code of conduct for interim cabinet; formulation of working procedure; and formation of joint monitoring committee of the eight parties to steer the government.

As per the first pact, the Maoists have agreed to return all seized properties – private or public – within 15 days, help return displaced persons respectfully and stop public display of weapons. The parties have also vowed to refrain from holding programmes like bandhs and strikes that cause inconvenience to the public. nepalnews.com sd Mar 31 07

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