Kathmandu: The fourth round of peace talks between Nepal's Maoist guerrillas and the Government scheduled to be held on Friday was put off without a fresh date being set as the ruling alliance asked for more time to do its "homework".
Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, was to have led the rebel side for starting discussions on the critical issues of dissolving parliament, finding an alternative to it and forming an interim government with the guerrillas as partners.
The new round of parleys would also focus on the controversial subject of arms management of the state as well as guerrilla army and name a date for holding an election to choose between staying a kingdom or becoming a republic.
However, the discussions were postponed after differences arose among members of the seven-party alliance when negotiations resumed after nearly three years.
With the ruling alliance dominated by the two big parties in it - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's Nepali Congress and Deputy Premier K P Oli's Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist - the five smaller parties say they are not consulted when pacts are signed with the Maoists and are demanding more say in the decisions.
Though the Maoist team of negotiators and the state team of ministers met on Thursday and agreed to set a fresh date within a week, the rebels are unhappy with the delay.
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