Nepal Visit Year 2025 announced

Bhaktapur, Jan 18: The beginning of the ‘Nepal Visit Year 2025’ and the ‘Chinese New Year 2025’ was announced on Saturday amid a program jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu; Bhaktapur Municipality; and the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).

Minister for Energy Dipak Khadka and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song inaugurated the Nepal Visit Year 2025 at an event organized at Bhaktapur Durbar Square. On the occasion, Minister Khadka said that Nepal is the best destination for international visitors and said that the government of Nepal would make maximum efforts to deepen Nepal’s economic, social, and political ties with China.

Minister Khadka stated that the commencement of the Nepal Visit Year could be expanded for collaboration in the tourism, energy, and agriculture sectors between Nepal and China. Likewise, Chinese Ambassador Chen Song said that the visit year would further contribute to strengthening the bilateral ties and that Chinese visitors would be encouraged to visit Nepal.

Likewise, the Mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality Sunil Prajapati said that cooperation and coordination of all sides were needed to make the Nepal Visit Year a success, adding that the visit year was aimed at welcoming more and more Chinese tourists and promoting Nepal’s tourism.

Likewise, Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board Dipak Raj Joshi expected support from all stakeholders to organize the event grandly. Different cultural dances and songs demonstrating Nepali and Chinese lifestyles were shown in the first and second phases. —RSS