The main rival political parties have agreed to put controversial revisions to the press arbitration law to a vote at a plenary session on September 27.

The floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party(DP) and the main opposition People Power Party(PPP) signed the agreement Tuesday afternoon after they reached a tentative agreement during a meeting earlier in the day. 

Each party's representatives ratified the provisional agreement before signing a finalized document.

Under the agreement, the parties plan to set up an eight-member consultative body involving both parties and media and administrative experts to seek ways to further revise the disputed bill. 

The DP proposed postponing the vote for discussions through the consultative body amid backlash from the opposition and media organizations, which accused the ruling camp of attempting to censor media outlets.