Speaking at the seminar on ´Tourism, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Nepal´ organized by Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi on Saturday, Chargé d´Affaires Counsellor (Political) at the embassy in New Delhi Tirtha Raj Wagle also spoke of the strong ties at the people to people level while noting the close link between Lumbini to Sanchi and also between Pashupatinath to Kedarnath.
The embassy organized the seminar in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FMPCCI) at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Minister (Economic) of the Embassy of Nepal Bishnu Prasad Lamsal had made a detailed presentation on opportunities of trade, tourism & investment in Nepal, highlighting the priority sectors.
"Lamsal also persuaded business community to invest in Nepal and assured of government´s support and facilitation measures to boost business relations," according to the press release.
Director of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Rajesh Gupta made a presentation on tourism management in Madhya Pradesh and also drew similarities of indigenous, cultural and eco-tourism prospects between Nepal and Madhya Pradesh. He had further encouraged for learning the best practices from each other´s experiences.
Managing Committee Member of FMPCCI Vijay Agarwal, Chief Coordinator of FMPCCI Sushil Kumar and Assistant Director South Asia Division of FICCI Loknath Acharya also spoke at the gathering noting the close relations between the peoples of Nepal and India.