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(From Agence France Presse)
Nepal's government and Maoist rebels will have a formal agreement on their month-old ceasefire ready by early next week, despite disagreements over the release of prisoners and anti-terror laws, an official said.
Government negotiator Narayan Singh Pun, the minister for physical planning and works, met Saturday for a third day with Dina Nath Sharma and Krishna Bahadur Mahara, members of the rebels' self-styled politburo.
"We're working hard on reaching a memorandum of understanding, which should be ready by Monday," Pun told reporters.
The formal agreement on the truce is considered vital before the two sides can begin formal negotiations.
The Maoists and the government reached a ceasefire January 29 that ground to a halt the violence that has left more than 7,800 people dead since 1996.
But the two sides have been at odds on several points of the ceasefire, particularly an agreement to release thousands of prisoners taken during the conflict.