Visiting Special Advisor to the United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, Samuel Tamrat, has held second-round meetings with senior political leaders including Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, discussing the prospective UN role in Nepal’s peace process.

Tamrat, who returned from New Delhi after consultations with Indian officials on Saturday, separately met with Prime Minister Koirala and Rashtriya Prajatantra Party chairman Pashupati SJB Rana and advisor of the Prime Minister on foreign affairs, Dr Suresh Chalise, on Monday.

Reports quoted Tamrat as saying that he found the views of the political leaders on the prospective UN role positive, but “it will be too early to talk about the nature and modalities of the UN role in Nepal’s peace process.”

Tamrat, who arrived in Nepal on May 6, had gone to New Delhi to win confidence of the Indian political leadership on Thursday, and is said to have ‘convinced’ the Indian side for the UN’s role in Nepal. However, the visiting UN envoy has not said anything on this.

Before leaving for Delhi, he had held a series of discussions with the Prime Minister, ministers and other political leaders. A senior official from the UN peacekeeping operations also visited Nepal and accompanied him to Delhi, according to reports.

His visit comes in the context of the Maoist demand for UN mediation in the peace process. The UN has said it is ready to assist in restoring peace in Nepal.

Tamrat is scheduled to leave Kathmandu on Tuesday.