Nepalese premier G P Koirala will seek a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Colombo this week.
Koirala will hold talks with the Indian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the Summit, state-run 'The Rising Nepal' reported quoting Foreign Ministry officials.
The meeting between Koirala and Singh would be important as it is taking place ahead of the formation of a new government in Nepal.
Koirala's visit to Sri Lanka had plunged into controversy after Maoist leaders, joined by CPN-UML, opposed the visit saying the caretaker Prime Minister should not lead the Nepalese delegation to Colombo.
However Koirala was allowed by Nepal's feuding parties, including the Maoists, to attend the Summit after he apologised for not consulting them on his trip.
Koirala, 83, met top leaders from the four major political parties-- CPN-Maoists, his own party Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Madhesi People's Rights Forum yesterday after which Maoist chief Prachanda and CPN-UML leader Jhalanath Khanal agreed that he can participate in the Summit
They had earlier opposed Koirala's visit and asked the government to send President Ram Baran Yadav instead of Koirala.
President Yadav on Tuesday asked the Maoists to form a government of national consensus within seven days. Prachanda has intensified consultation within his own party's rank and file and leaders of other major parties.
Prachanda yesterday called on Yadav and during the meeting the President told the Maoist leader to forge a national consensus in order to form a new government.
The new government is not likely before Koirala returns from the Saarc Summit.
