Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota said that the role of parties would be decisive in the US aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Sapkota said that he is just playing the role of an umpire.

Talking to journalists after the all-party meeting on Monday, he said that all the leaders floated their opinion on the MCC compact in the meeting today.

"I am an open minded person. I listened to the views of all the leaders because as a Speaker I have to take the decision wisely," he said.

During the meeting, Speaker Sapkota underlined the need to run the Parliament.