The two sides reached an agreement to this effect during a meeting between between Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal and his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley on Friday, according to prime minister´s foreign relations advisor Milan Raj Tuladhar. [break]
Speaking at a press conference before wrapping up his three-day official visit to Nepal, Thinley said they have agreed to renew the air service agreement which will include among other things Druk Air flight between Bagdora in India and Kathmandu.
“The government of India has given their approval to operate such a flight giving us fifth freedom rights. And we are hopeful that Nepali side will agree to this,” he further said.
Currently, Druk Air has Kathmandu-Thimphu flights four times a week.
Likewise, there has also been agreement to ink a trade agreement between Nepal and Bhutan.
According to the prime minister´s foreign relation advisor Tuladhar, Bhutan had sent a draft of trade treaty to Nepal some eight year ago. “The process to ink a trade treaty with Bhutan has been initiated since a few months back,” he said. “The two countries will soon ink a deal since there has already been an agreement in principle to this effect.”
Tuladhar said Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Supply have been given the responsibility to prepare draft of trade agreement with Bhutan.
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