CPN standing committee meeting postponed to Monday to buy time to resolve dispute

CPN standing committee meeting set to resume Saturday has been postponed to Monday to buy time to resolve the dispute between the two chairmen.

The meeting has been postponed after the two chairmen talked over the phone Saturday morning, according to CPN Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha. The chairmen had talked for almost three hours on Friday and had agreed to again meet at nine Saturday morning before the standing committee meeting scheduled to resume at 11 in the morning. .