2nd meeting of India & Nepal joint working group on tourism concludes

The second meeting of the joint working group on tourism cooperation between India and Nepal concluded in Kathmandu Friday evening

Both sides agreed to jointly promote Buddhist and Ramayana circuits and Adventure tourism.

The meeting also decided to set up industry led India Nepal Tourism Forum.

The Indian delegation was led by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism Suman Billa, while Nepalese side was led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ghanshyam Upadhyaya.

The group was formed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal in 2014 to enhance cooperation in tourism between the two countries.