CINA

Al-jazeera, 2.21

A meeting between leaders of the seven major political parties is expected to take place later on Tuesday to drum up strategies for fresh protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule over the Himalayan nation.

"We were successful in foiling the king's plans to hold municipal elections earlier this month. Now our focus will be to come up with plans to force the king to give up power he grabbed," said Krishna Sitaula, spokesman of Nepali Congress, the largest party in Nepal.

Please read more here:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/79A1C915-DD8F-412D-8E94-69036317CF64.htm