BIMSTEC Secretary General meets Minister Pandey

Kathmandu: The 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 the Minister’s secretariat.

In the meeting, they discussed issues such as visa facilitation among BIMSTEC countries and the development of tourism infrastructure in religious, cultural and touristic circuits.

On the occasion, Minister Pandey requested the visiting Secretary-General to increase the BIMSTEC Tourism Fund and support its effective implementation.

He also emphasized 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.

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