KATHMANDU: The Left Alliance and the Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal are near achieving a consensus on matters relating to the latter's participation in the government and amendment to the Constitution. The meeting held between the two sides at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu today reached the informal agreement that would be endorsed first within the respective parties. FSF-N leader Rajendra Shrestha was quoted in Rastriya Samachar Samiti as saying that the discussion was still going on and that the informal agreement reached here would be endorsed first within the respective parties. 'The three sides will meet again to make a formal agreement after the official endorsement by the respective party', he said. Matters relating to addressing the demands raised during the Madhesh movement, amendment to the constitution and political collaboration were discussed during the meeting. Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, CPN-MC Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Vice-chair Narayan Kaji Shrestha, senior leader Ram Bahadur Thapa, UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary Ishwar Pokharel, Secretary Pradip Kumar Gyawali and Forum Chair Upendra Yadav, and leaders Rajendra Shrestha and Ram Shah Yadav were present in the meeting. READ ALSO:

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