The main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry held a meeting at the former's residence in Balkot, Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

During the meeting, the duo discussed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and other contemporary political issues, a source said.

At a time when the MCC compact had reached  a decisive point, Oli and Berry held a meeting  for almost one hour.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal had asked time till February 28 for the parliamentary ratification of the MCC.

However, Speaker Agni Sapkota said that national consensus is necessary to table the MCC in the Parliament.

Similarly, Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Nepal have been saying that the MCC cannot be endorsed in the existing form.

Nepali Congress central member Shekhar Koirala also reached Balkot to hold a meeting with Oli this evening.