Nepali King Gyanendra has said the prime agenda of his government from now on will be fighting terrorism to establish peace in the country.

"Terrorism is not acceptable and tolerable," King Gyanendra said when talking to the editors of broadsheet dailies at the Royal Palace Thursday evening. "Peace is the path that the nation has chosen to go by, and whatever it takes to maintain peace is what we will pursue now."

In the one-hour-and-half interview, the king said, "Once political parties are clear about terrorists and terrorism, we could move ahead together. I know the parties should be taken along."

The monarchy is committed to democracy, and it will conduct itself according to the wishes of the people, he said, adding that democracy means open society and transparency.

Responding to a question about the possibility of peace talks with the anti-government guerrillas, he said, "Now it's up to them, what cost do they want to bear? If they are for democracy, if they are nationalist, they should give much more thought to it."