Kathmandu, June 13: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Khadak Raj Paudel, has called on all concerned to work to save the great mountains in order to save human life and future of humanity.
He made this call during a video message sent to “Nepal China Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Adventure Festival today to celebrate 73rd Sagarmatha Day in Beijing, China on Friday. The event was hosted by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing.
The event aimed to promote Nepal’s mountain tourism and enhance cooperation between Nepali and Chinese mountaineering entrepreneurs, according to a statement shared by the Embassy today.
On the occasion, while reflecting on the importance of the Sagarmatha Day, Charge D’affaires Roshan Khanal highlighted the significance of Mount Everest, the spirit of adventure, and Nepal’s position as the heart of the Himalayan climbing community. She also emphasized that the event will eventually contribute to fostering people-to-people relations between Nepal and China.
Member of House of Representatives and Everest Summitter Mr Mingma Gyabu Sherpa shed light on Nepal’s tremendous potential and encouraged deeper cooperation between Nepal and China for bilateral tourism exchanges.
Similarly, President of Nepal Mountaineering Association, Fur Gelje Sherpa, called for joint cross-border initiatives to promote mountaineering tourism of Nepal.
The programme also featured presentation on tourism promotion along with cultural performances and experience sharing from Nepali and Chinese Everest Summiteers.
At the eventmore than 50 Sagarmatha Summiteers from Nepal and China were felicitated. A delegation of Nepali expedition and travel companies also participated in the event.
A business-to-business networking event was organised at the embassy premises in the evening of 11 June to enhance cooperation between tourism enterprises of Nepal and China.
The programme was attended by former Deputy Speaker and Member of House of Representative, Indira Rana Magar as a guest of honour. Approximately 200 participants including representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, International Mountain Tourism Alliance, Ambassadors and diplomats from different embassies based in Beijing, representatives from different Chinese tourism businesses and Nepali community.
The event was organised in collaboration with Kailas, Guangzhou Kailas Sports Technology Co. Ltd., adds the Embassy. (RSS)
