Visiting Australian parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs Richard Marles called on Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Tuesday.

During the meeting held at the PMO in Singha Durbar, Marles expressed concern over Nepal's current political stalemate apart from informing about the Australian government's development programmes in Nepal and pledging to continue the support to Nepal, it is learnt.

PM Bhattarai on his part said the political parties were in dialogue to solve the political crisis and that the politics would take a proper course soon. He also appreciated the Australian government support to Nepal.

The Australian parliamentary secretary arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day trip Monday. nepalnews.com