KATHMANDU: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee met CPN (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal at the UML central office in Balkhu Wednesday.
During the meeting that lasted for nearly an hour, general secretary Nepal apprised ambassador Mukherjee about the seven political parties’ recent agreement with the Maoists and the ongoing efforts to end the political crisis through peaceful means.
The Indian envoy lauded the efforts made by the parties to bring the Maoists to the peace process, the UML source claimed.
The Indian ambassador’s meeting with a senior Nepali political leader is the latest after the parties-Maoist agreement. The Indian government has cautiously welcomed the pact between the seven-party alliance and the Maoists.