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Kathmandu, Apr 19: Despite continuing differences between the Nepal government and the Maoist rebels, both the sides have decided to hold initial talks on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister Badri Prasad Mandal will reportedly head the six-member government team. The five-member Maoists' team will be led by Baburam Bhattarai. Issues relating to implementation of the code of conduct, procedure and agenda for talks will come up for discussion during the preliminary talks, official sources said here. The Maoists and the government had agreed to a cease-fire on January 26 this year to put an end to the seven-year-long insurgency. However, differences surfaced over the mechanism and modalities of the peace talks with the rebel group stressing the need of a facilitator for initiating the dialogue. But the government clearly rejected the idea.
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