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National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal met with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick in Istanbul, Turkey earlier today. 

Chair Dahal is currently in Istanbul to attend the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

During the meeting, matters related to bilateral relations, mutual interests and parliamentary cooperation between Nepal and Australia were discussed, according to Dahal's secretariat. 

Also present in the meeting were National Assembly members Krishna Bahadur Rokaya and Dr Anjan Shakya, and National Assembly Secretary Tul Bahadur Kandel.

The National Independent Party (NISP) has decided to deploy proportional representation lawmakers to the election constituencies.

A Secretariat meeting held at the party office on Sunday decided to assign responsibilities to proportional representation lawmakers also.

According to party spokesperson Manish Jha, the meeting has decided to assign responsibilities to proportionally elected lawmakers in the constituencies where the party does not have directly elected representatives.

Spokesperson Jha said that the party's Central Committee meeting to be held on Monday will endorse the list of responsibilities.

In the March 5 elections , the Rastriya Swatantra Party won 125 out of 165 seats while the party won 57 seats under the proportional representation system. 

The Rastriya Swatantra Party has decided to begin its district convention from April 28.

A Secretariat meeting of the party held on Sunday made the decision to this effect.

Similarly, the meeting has set nine agendas for the Central Working Committee meeting to be held on Monday.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is holding its Central Committee meeting on Monday.

Party spokesperson Manish Jha said that the Central Committee meeting would be held at the party central office at 3 pm on Monday.

Citing party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane's direction, all central members are requested to compulsorily attend the meeting.

Similarly, RSP is holding its secretariat meeting later today- from 3:30pm, to determine the agenda for tomorrow. 

The meeting will also discuss organizational responsibility of the House of Representatives members, technical assistance and levy. 

Formation of various commissions, work procedure for district convention, advisory council, federal leadership forum, nomination in department and general convention draft committee, among others are issues to be dealt with.