"The political deadlock will end in two days," Koirala told mediapersons at the end of his three-day visit to his home town. [break]
The octogenarian leader who played a key role in forging unity with ex-rebels, Maoist party, expressed the confidence that talks with Dahal would be "meaningful".
He also claimed that the Maoists have demonstrated seriousness to resolve the differences with other political parties.
The relation between the Maoists and the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML has deteriorated sharply soon after Dahal resigned after President Dr Ram Baran Yadav blocked the Maoist government´s move to sack the last army chief, Rookmangud Katawal. The Maoists and a couple of other parties termed the president´s move "unconstitutional" while NC, UML and 16 other parties backed it.
The Maoists have, since then, launched a series of protests, both in the parliament (which stands disrupted) and the streets, demanding that their resolution motion against the president be discussed in the House.
Koirala, while stressing that consensus was key to resolving dispute, said time has come to adopt "new method" to further dialogue, consensus and cooperation. He declined to elaborate what "new method" he was speaking about.
The former prime minister further said forming a government or being a prime minister was not important; rather coming together to write the constitution within its deadline (by May 2010) is.
Recently, Koirala and Dahal have voiced conciliatory tone in resolving the political deadlock.
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