Kathmandu, Apr 14: The Nepalese government's talks coordinator and minister for construction and physical planning, Narayansing Pun, today held goodwill talks with the Maoists in Kathmandu. During the talks, the Maoists held discussions about ways to implement the 22 point code of conduct, Pun told.
Maoists talks coordinator Baburam Bhattarai and four other members of the team Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal), Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Dev Gurung and Matrika Yadav held the initial talks with Pun.
After the government and the Maoists agreed to the cease fire in January, a 22 point code of conduct was announced to facilitate talks.
The goodwill talks started after the government released two high level Maoist leaders from prison.
The official talks will begin within a week, sources close to the prime minister said. Bureau Report