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After three years of suspension Kathmandu-Lhasa bus facilities, the northern neighbor once again has shown interest in resuming the facilities that will boost tourism sector of the both countries for mutual benefit.


Sangping Wang, Deputy Director General of Tibet Tourism Administration Sunday said that Tibet would resume Kathmandu-Lhasa services from February 20010.

The delegations are here to participate in a two-day Third Joint Coordination Committee Meeting for the Promotion of the tourism between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region of People’s Republic of China.

Wang said that the tourism sector of the both countries would be promoted by the mutual cooperation.

He said that Nepal and China had immense potential and promoting these potential sectors could reap positive to both countries. He said that joint effort was necessary for enhancing and strengthening the tourism sector.

Senior Director of the Nepal Tourism Board, Subash Niraula said that many Chinese tourists are expected to visit Nepal during the Nepal Tourism Year 2011.

He urged the delegation to send more Chinese to Nepal. He said that the meeting would be platform for increasing the numbers of tourists from Tibet during the NTY 2011.

In 2008, Nepal received around 500,000 visitors, including 35,000 Chinese. This October, there was an increase of 116.4 per cent in the total tourist arrivals from China to Nepal compared to the same period last year.