CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal said Saturday he will not assess his “Friday visit” with the King, terming it negative or positive.

“I am not in favour of calling my visit with the King negative or positive,” Nepal said addressing the inaugural session of UML’s Lalitpur district convention.

“I will even not say whether I am satisfied or hopeful from the meeting,” because, both the King and the Maoists are not believable, Nepal said. “There are precedents that the King has time and again deceived political parties.”

Shedding light on what he discussed with the King on Friday, Nepal said he conveyed the “voice of people” unto the King. “I told the King to understand the demand of the present hour,” Nepal said.

Meanwhile, leaders of mainstream parties have termed the King’s initiative to open dialogue with the parties “positive”. They said this at an interaction program organised by Reporters’ Club on Saturday.

They were Nepali Congress spokesman Arjun Narsingh KC, UML Standing Committee member Jhalanath Khanal and NC (Democratic) leader Bimalendra Nidhi, among others.