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| CPN (UML) Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal (File photo) |
Khanal said so after holding seperate meetings with Indian finance minister and former foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee and leader of main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lal Krishna Advani, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He also met with Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao the same day.
Both Mukherjee and Advani stressed on the need for consensus and unity among the major political parties of Nepal to resolve the problems the country faces, Khanal told reporters after the meeting.
During the meeting, Khanal briefed the Indian leaders of the latest political developments in Nepal and said his party was always for consensus.
The Indian leaders, in turn, assured they would always support Nepal's peace and constitution drafting process, according to Khanal.
The Indian leaders also expressed concern with Khanal over media reports that Nepali Maoists supported the Indian Maoists morally, it is learnt.
At the meeting with foreign secretary Rao, Khanal discussed issues related to the implementation of the recently signed trade treaty between Nepal and India.
She had hosted a luncheon in honor of Khanal at Hotel Taj, Wednesday.
UML chairman Khanal is on a five-day tour of India at the invitation of the Indian government. He is also scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh and Congress (I) president Sonia Gandhi. nepalnews.com

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