The head of state offered the suggestion to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Wednesday when the latter went to Shital Niwas to pay a courtesy call and brief the president on his visit to Brazil to attend the UN conference on sustainable development.[break]
According to Rajendra Dahal, the president´s press advisor, Yadav and Bhattarai held talks on various matters ranging from introducing a new budget through consensus to issues surrounding fresh elections.
PM returns after meeting the president. (Photo: Keshab Thoker)
The president, as usual, reiterated the need for consensus among the major political parties for finding a way out of the political stalemate. "But this time the president urged the prime minister with special emphasis to take initiatives of his own toward consensus," Dahal told Republica.
Dahal explained that the president pressed the prime minister in this fashion as there seemed no alternative to seeking a solution through harmony among major political forces.
In response, the prime minister clarified that he would not be an obstacle to finding a solution among the major parties. "I am also for finding a way out through political consensus," Dahal quoted the prime minister as saying.
The president reminded the prime minister that there has been no progress in creating an environment for fresh polls although a month has already passed since the date for fresh polls was announced by the prime minister.
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