NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of international isolation, Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey begins his three-day "working visit" with top brass of the Indian government starting Monday.
In the first high-level visit after the royal takeover of power in Nepal Pandey will discuss "the current political situation of Nepal" besides other bilateral matters, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhuraman Acharya, said on Sunday.
However, there is more to the visit than is being revealed.
Pandey is in New Delhi to convey the message that Nepal King Gyanendra is ready to relent, according to sources close to the ongoing Indo-Nepal negotiations.
Pandey will convey the Kings' willingness to ease restrictions on media and political leaders in the Himalayan Kingdom, meeting partially India's demand for immediate restoration of multiparty democracy and release of all political prisoners
During his meetings with Indian leaders, Pandey is expected to discuss the finer details of the possible steps that the Himalayan kingdom would initiate on this front.
Pandey will have a lunch meeting with External Affairs minister Natwar Singh and other senior officials today.
The visit was arranged on the request of the Nepali government, and is the first contact at that level between the two countries after the royal coup on February 1.
What other specific steps would be taken by the King to reassure the international community is not yet known. But as of now it is confirmed that the King is not ready for an immediate elections in his country.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1043050.cms
In the first high-level visit after the royal takeover of power in Nepal Pandey will discuss "the current political situation of Nepal" besides other bilateral matters, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhuraman Acharya, said on Sunday.
However, there is more to the visit than is being revealed.
Pandey is in New Delhi to convey the message that Nepal King Gyanendra is ready to relent, according to sources close to the ongoing Indo-Nepal negotiations.
Pandey will convey the Kings' willingness to ease restrictions on media and political leaders in the Himalayan Kingdom, meeting partially India's demand for immediate restoration of multiparty democracy and release of all political prisoners
During his meetings with Indian leaders, Pandey is expected to discuss the finer details of the possible steps that the Himalayan kingdom would initiate on this front.
Pandey will have a lunch meeting with External Affairs minister Natwar Singh and other senior officials today.
The visit was arranged on the request of the Nepali government, and is the first contact at that level between the two countries after the royal coup on February 1.
What other specific steps would be taken by the King to reassure the international community is not yet known. But as of now it is confirmed that the King is not ready for an immediate elections in his country.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1043050.cms