Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala met several Indian leaders including former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in India’s New Delhi.
According Delhi-based Nepal1 TV, Koirala met Vajpayee at his residence this morning. During the half-hour meeting, both the leaders discussed Nepal’s Maoist problem, its effects in India and several other issues of bilateral interest.
Similarly, Koirala had a meeting with Indian foreign minister K Natwar Singh at his office at the South Block.
Other news reports said Koirala has held meetings with former Indian prime minister Chandra Shekhar and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today.
Koirala is scheduled to meet Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress (I) chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the evening. On Wednesday, he will undergo medical checkups at Apollo Hospital, Delhi, reports said.