Dec 23, Kathmandu - Prime Minister Sushila Karki, who leads the interim government, and top leaders of the three parties are set to meet for the first time.

At the initiative of President Ram Chandra Poudel, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, and CPN-UML Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda are set to hold direct talks for the first time.

The President has not said anything about the agenda of the discussion. This will be Karki's first meeting with a top leader after becoming Prime Minister.