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Collaboration Between Nepal and India Emphasized for Promotion of Religious Tourism   

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Collaboration Between Nepal and India Emphasized for Promotion of Religious Tourism   
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December 12: Stakeholders have emphasized the need of a common action plan to promote religious tourism between Nepal and India. They argued that this will benefit both the countries as they share centuries-old bond and similar culture and religion.    
The stakeholders said so while addressing a three-day international convention of the Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) organized by the ABTO, India in Bodh Gaya.    
Inaugurating the convention on Friday (December 10), New Delhi government's Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam underscored the need for mutual cooperation between India and Nepal to tap the abundant potential of the two countries in tourism sector.    
He emphasized mutual cooperation to promote religious tourism in the countries as both Nepal and India have been connected to issues relating to Lord Buddha.    
Such initiate would help in economic and social developments of both the countries, according to a statement issued by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).    
Similarly, other participants on the occasion also seconded Minister Gautam while emphasizing cooperation between the two countries for the promotion of religious tourism.    
Those who shared their views included NTB Director Maniraj Lamichhane, President of the Nepal Association of Tour and Travels Agents, Achyut Guragain; General Secretary of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, Sarita Lama; central member of the Hotel Association of Nepal, CP Shrestha; and Assistant Director of the Kolkata Tourism Office, BB Mukherjee.

Experts will table various working papers during the convention. A business-to-business (B2B) session will also be organized during the event as well, said the ABTO General Secretary Dr Kaulesh Kumar. -- RSS   

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