Envoys meet PM, NC prez

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushapa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ met envoys, United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karen Landgren and heads of donor agencies at his residence in Baluwatar this morning. United States, Germany, France, UK, Norway envoys among others met the PM. The talks focused on the now postponed Nepal Development Forum (NDF) meeting and current stalemate in government formation. Envoys told Dahal to find a way out of the political stalemate at the earliest. Yesterday, Landgren had told Maoist leader and Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai to clarify the controversial video issue which had PM Dahal making some sensational claims. The envoys later met Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala at latter's residence in Maharajgunj.