Kathmandu, Jan 8: Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) met Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey on Wednesday.
A delegation led by the General Secretary Pandey met Minister Pandey at the Ministry, according to Minister’s secretariat. In the meeting, they discussed issues such as visa facilitation among BIMSTEC countries and development of tourism infrastructure in religious, cultural and touristic circuits.
On the occasion, Minister Pandey requested visiting Secretary General to increase the BIMSTEC Tourism Fund and support for its effective implementation. He also laid emphasis on the issues of affiliation and mutual exchange between the tourism boards of the BIMSTEC member countries to make Nepal’s aviation sector more viable, thereby making Nepal’s tourism known to the international arena.
The BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey reminded ‘connectivity’ as the significant agenda of the regional organization and expressed commitment to support the development of Nepal’s tourism sector.
