Kathmandu, Jun 1
The Embassy of Nepal
in Berlin, Germany, has organised a programme on Monday to mark the 15th
International Everest Day, 2022. The programme themed 'Everest: Peak of the
world, pride of Nepal' coincided with the completion of 69 years of the first
ascent of the Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa on May 29,
1953.
The embassy
partnered with the Honorary Consulate General in Frankfurt and German Asia
Business Circle to mark the occasion.
Ambassador of Nepal
to Germany, Ram Kaji Khadka, informed the audience about the impact of climate
change in the Everest region including the increased frequency of avalanches,
glacial lake outbursts, pollution, garbage, overcrowding of people and urged
them to create awareness among the stakeholders.
He also highlighted
the Foreign Direct Investment Policy in Nepal, legal, institutional and
regulatory arrangements and urged the participants to consider making
investment in Nepal.
Dr. Andreas Hofmann,
Economy and Tourism Section of GIZ society for international cooperation,
talked about the forward and backward linkages of tourism industry in Nepal and
opportunities it is likely to create to multiple sectors of economy.
Jens Konard,
Director of Customer Care at Monotype GmbH in Berlin, who has business
investment and partnership with UBA Solutions in Kathmandu, maintained that
visiting Nepal as a tourist not only provided opportunity either for adventure
or leisure but also to explore business potentials.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 2 June 2022.
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