KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 18 (UPI) -- Nepal's King Gyanendra has held talks with two former Nepali prime ministers, who said after the talks that democracy would be restored soon.
The king met Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and Surya Bahadur Thapa separately at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace Monday. Both political leaders, members of the seven-party opposition alliance, came out of the meeting with positive reports, The Hindu reported.
The founder and president of Nepali Congress, Bhattarai said: "The present situation will change and democracy will be restored. It should be restored."
Thapa, the president of Rastriya Janashakti Party, told reporters, "I have told the king to initiate a dialogue with the parties." Thapa said he suggested to the king that talks with constitutional forces should be held, and also predicted that the situation will change soon.
The king is consulting with international leaders and on Sunday granted separate audiences to the ambassadors of India, China and the United States.
