As the national flag
carrier has no aircraft to fly on regular international routes, minister for
culture, tourism and civil aviation Ram Kumar Shrestha has urged Japan to start
direct flights between Tokyo and Kathmandu.
During the Everest Nepal
Exhibition — to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt
Everest on May 29, 1953 — today and yesterday in Tokyo, Shrestha also urged
Japan to renew the Air Service Agreement between the two countries.
Junko Tabei, the first
woman to scale Mt Everest in 1975 and also the first female to scale seven
summits in all the continents in 1992, also attended the programme.
Shrestha, during the
bilateral meeting with parliamentary senior vice-minister of land,
infrastructure, transport and tourism of Japan Yosuke Tsuroho stressed on
issues related to bilateral tourism promotion too.
He also had a bilateral
meeting with president of Japan-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship League Toshihiro
Nikai, who is a ranking leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
During the meeting with
parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs Minoru Kiuchi, Shrestha thanked
Japan for its continued support to Nepal’s socio-economic development,
conservation and development of Lumbini — the birthplace of Lord Buddha —
institutionalisation of peace and democratisation.
Stressing on issues
related to tourism promotion between Nepal and Japan and their importance for
bilateral relations, Shrestha also highlighted the importance of tourism and
thanked Japan for its support in facilitating the upgradation of Tribhuwan
International Airport (TIA).
Japanese
representatives, on the occasion, stressed on bilateral relationship between
Japan and Nepal. They said that Japan was keen on supporting Nepal in its
policy to enhance the pace of socio-economic development.
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