Kathmandu, Aug. 30: Deputy Prime
Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara Wednesday stressed the need for direct air
services between Nepal and Pakistan.
During a courtesy meeting with
Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Mazhar Javed at his office at Singha Durbar, DPM
Mahara said, “Both the countries should be connected through direct flights,
and both should initiate the process for the same.”
Both the countries had signed a bilateral
Aviation Agreement in 1995.
DPM Mahara stated that since mutual
cooperation and relations could be strengthened through the bilateral mechanism
between the two, its meeting should be organised regularly.
According to him, both the
countries enjoy cordial relations which should be developed to a newer height.
Ambassador Javed expressed
happiness over the concerns of the DPM and said that he would give priority to
flight connectivity between the two nations.
Pakistani national flag carrier,
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), was operating flights to and from
Kathmandu, but it stopped the service in 2014, after 17 years of operation.
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