Chief government negotiator and Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula held talks with top leaders of the CPN (Maoist) began talks at a village in the western district of Kaski .
Reports said Sitaula held talks with Maoist supremo Prachanda, senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai and members of Maoist negotiation team, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dev Gurung, at Siklesh, a tourist village in Kaski.
Sitaula and Mahara landed at Siklesh together by a Dynasty Air helicopter at around 3:00 p.m. Sitaula was the only participant in the meeting representing the government side.
Reports quoting locals said Prachanda and his team had arrived in Siklesh, which is a 6-hour walk from Pokhara, a few days ago, to provide training to the senior level Maoist cadres.
Talking to BBC this evening, Mahara confirmed the meeting and said it was part of the informal contacts between the two sides. He did not provide details.
First round of government-Maoist talks were held in Kathmandu on May 26, finalising a 25-point ceasefire code of conduct.
It is said that Maoist chairman Prachanda and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala will hold ‘summit talks’ to give final touch to the agreements reached by both the talks teams. The date for the second round of direct talks is yet to be announced.
Reports said Sitaula held talks with Maoist supremo Prachanda, senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai and members of Maoist negotiation team, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Dev Gurung, at Siklesh, a tourist village in Kaski.
Sitaula and Mahara landed at Siklesh together by a Dynasty Air helicopter at around 3:00 p.m. Sitaula was the only participant in the meeting representing the government side.
Reports quoting locals said Prachanda and his team had arrived in Siklesh, which is a 6-hour walk from Pokhara, a few days ago, to provide training to the senior level Maoist cadres.
Talking to BBC this evening, Mahara confirmed the meeting and said it was part of the informal contacts between the two sides. He did not provide details.
First round of government-Maoist talks were held in Kathmandu on May 26, finalising a 25-point ceasefire code of conduct.
It is said that Maoist chairman Prachanda and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala will hold ‘summit talks’ to give final touch to the agreements reached by both the talks teams. The date for the second round of direct talks is yet to be announced.
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