A two-day politburo meeting of the ruling CPN (Unified Socialist) will begin on Sunday. A secretariat meeting of the ruling party held on Saturday formally decided to convene the meeting for two days from Sunday.

The party has also called a central committee meeting for August 22-24.

Jagannath Khatiwada, the party’s spokesperson, said both meetings will dwell on current political issues and formulate future strategies.

He added that the politburo meeting will make preparations for the central committee meeting and will take important decisions on the latest political issues.

The party is preparing to hold its general convention early next year.