KATHMANDU: Government spokesman and Communications Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the meeting of the ruling coalition to be held on Sunday would decide on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Speaking to journalists after the meeting of the coalition Friday, Minister Karki informed that the top leaders engaged in a “brief discussion” today.

He said, “A brief discussion was held today on the issue of MCC and tabling it in the Parliament.”

Minister Karki said that the discussions held between Prime Minister Deuba and the leader of the opposition KP Oli on Thursday evening were positive.

Earlier, a meeting of the ruling coalition convened at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar ended without any transient outcome.

The top-notch leaders of the ruling coalition failed to reach consensus on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) after they did not budge from their respective stance.  The meeting had been called in a bid to make an effort to reach a consensus on the MCC.

The meeting was scheduled for today as no agreement was reached in Thursday’s meeting.

Before the meeting of the ruling coalition, the meeting of the top leaders of the anti-MCC alliance was held at the residence Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” in Khumaltar.

The Maoist center has already decided to quit the government if the government tabled the Compact without the consent of the ruling parties.