Chiranjibi Nepal, who briefed the media on Koirala´s meeting with Landgren, said that Koirala asked Landgren to complete UNMIN´s responsibility within its extended mandate and be ready to pack bags by May 15. [break]
Landgren called on Koirala to brief him on the recent meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) that extended the UNMIN´s term till May 15 upon the request of Nepal government.
Landgren also congratulated Koirala for leading the mechanism, a forum of top leaders of three major parties to discuss contentious political issues, according to Nepal, who is also an advisor to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Maoists deny reports
In the meantime, UCPN-M has denied news report that claimed Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal proposing Koirala for premiership.
"The news reports are not correct and they are misleading," UCPN-M Spokesperson Dinanath Sharma said. Sharma said that Dahal also refuted the news report during the party´s standing committee meeting held on Wednesday.
A section of media outlet on Wednesday reported that Dahal proposed Koirala to be the prime minister during his meeting with Koirala on Tuesday.
Minister Minendra Rijal also said that though Dahal had proposed Koirala for the top post after the fall of the Dahal-led government in May, Dahal has not made the same proposal of late.
"Had Dahal proposed Koirala for premiership, Koirala as our party president would have shared it with us," Rijal told myrepublica.com.
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