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Stakeholders Stress on Tourism Development for Nepal’s Prosperity

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July 5: Concerned stakeholders have emphasized the need of tourism development in Nepal in order to lead the country to prosperity. According to them, this sector has immense potential but the country has not been able to benefit from it.

The participants shared such views during an interaction on ‘Nepal’s tourism promotion in Asian countries’ organized by GP Koirala Foundation on the occasion of the late prime minister’s 94th birth anniversary.

Speaking at the function, Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said Nepal holds immense potential in tourism sector that it was possible to achieve economic growth and create employment opportunities through tourism sector.

Nepali Congress leader and president of the foundation, Sujata Koirala, said that the time has come for us to implement the constitution and head toward economic prosperity.

Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Shankar Prasad Adhikari, stressed the need of connectivity with Asian countries as they contribute in 60 percent of tourists visiting Nepal.

Deepak Raj Joshi, chief executive officer of Nepal Tourism Board, informed that nearly 10 billion tourists set our on their journeys across the world every year.

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