Thursday, September 29 2005 15:00 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kathmandu: The current political situation in Nepal and restoration of multi-party democracy in the Kingdom figured in talks the visiting five-party delegation led by Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) leader Sitaram Yechury had with top opposition leaders here today (Sept 29, 2005).

The delegation met Nepalese Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala today. The current political situation, peace initiatives and the ongoing movement for restoration of democracy mainly featured during the discussion, Nepali Congress chief office secretary Basanta Gautam said.

They also met Nepal Communist Party-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and other senior leaders of the party at the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist's (CPN-UML) office at Balkhu, party sources said.

The discussion covered a wide range of issues, including the problems faced by both the countries, said CPN-UML standing committee member Bamdev Gautam.

"Our discussions mainly focused on the ongoing movement for restoration of democracy," he said, adding the Indian leaders extended their solidarity and full support to Nepal's democracy movement.

The delegation was greeted with black-flag demonstrations and stone-pelting by hundreds of pro-monarchy activists upon its arrival here yesterday (Sept 28, 2005). No one was injured in the attack.