KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and UML senior leader Madhav Nepal have concluded their one-on-one meeting at Marriott Hotel in Nagpokhari Thursday.

The two heavyweights, meanwhile, shared a moment to catch sight of Dharahara from the hotel room in which they sat for talks. A picture of Prime Minister Oli and UML senior leader Nepal watching the tower has gone viral. In the picture, it seems that they are talking about the tower, which is being inaugurated on Saturday.

After the meeting Thursday, UML leader Nepal gave a terse comment to media saying progress has yet to be made in the talks.

The two leaders had also held a meeting at the same venue on Wednesday evening. The two leaders reportedly held serious deliberations on ways to manage the internal strife in the party late Wednesday.

Nepal had reportedly floated his views arguing that the CPN-UML should be returned to the same status of May 16, 2018, but Oli rejected it flatly Wednesday evening.

The two leaders exited the hotel in a gay mood Wednesday and PM’s special financial advisor Moti Dugad told media that he perceived the meeting was overall positive.

This was the first time that they sat for a dialogue after the dissolution of the House of Representatives last December.