In his brief remarks to media persons upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport after a five-day official visit to India, President Dr Yadav stressed the need for consensus among parties without delay. [break]"There were both formal and informal meetings during the visit. They [India] are not supposed to recommend solution to our problem [political deadlock]. We should be able to resolve the problem on our own," he said.
The president said political parties themselves should be able to forge consensus to resolve the deadlock that started after CA dissolution on May 27.
The remarks by the head of state came when his sixth deadline to the parties for forming a national consensus government expired Saturday. While issuing the deadline last Monday, the president had hoped that the parties would reach consensus by the time he returned home from India.
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha receive President at TIA. (Photo: Bijay Rai)
President Dr Yadav, who reached to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, had held a series of parleys with Indian political leaders there.
"The president´s visit to India, in keeping with the tradition of the exchanges of high level visits between Nepal and India, has contributed toward further strengthening the age-old close and cordial relations between the two countries," said a statement issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
According to the statement, the president held meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rastrapati Bhawan on Wednesday and expressed deep appreciation for the continued support and cooperation of India to Nepal.
"The President of India reiterated India´s commitment to assist Nepal and its friendly people," reads the statement.
Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari paid him a courtesy call on the same day. The president attended the dinner hosted in his honor by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence in New Delhi later in the evening.
While in Delhi, President Yadav held meetings with the chair of United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi, Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khursid, Defense Minister A K Antony, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Minister for Commerce Anand Sharma. President Yadav was also separately called on by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar and by various prominent Indian leaders.
The president also attended reception hosted in his honor by the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi and met with the members of the Nepalese community and friends of Nepal present on the occasion on Thursday. On Friday, the president inaugurated a Maithili Play presented by Nepalese artistes at Sriram Center in New Delhi.
According to MoFA statement, President Yadav also underwent a medical checkup at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Earlier on December 25, President Yadav graced as Guest of Honor the Special Convocation of Banares Hindu University (BHU) at the closing ceremony of year-long celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the founder of BHU Madan Mohan Malviya. BHU conferred the president with an honorary doctorate degree.
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