Indian envoy Sood meets Maoist chairman
Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood met Maoist chairman Prachanda on Sunday and discussed the post-election political scenario and the Nepal-India relations in the new context.
During the hour-long meeting in the afternoon, Prachanda is learnt to have informed Sood about the likely composition of the future government.
The Maoist proposal for a review on 1950's Nepal-India Peace and Friendship Treaty also surfaced during the discussion, according to a Maoist source.
This was the third meeting of the new Indian ambassador with top Nepali political leaders. He had met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday.
Sood, who replaced ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, is yet to present his credentials to the Prime Minister who also acts as the head of the state. nepalnews.com mk Apr 27 08
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