KATHMANDU: The 45th AGM of Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has elected a new executive committee under the leadership of Amarman Shakya.

Sirjana Rana and Binod Shanker Shrestha have been elected the first vice chair and second vice chair, respectively, while Binayak Shah is the general secretary and Sunil Shakya is the treasurer in the new executive body.

Newly-elected Chair Shakya has stressed that the tourism industry should be the priority of the state and it should be promoted accordingly. He pledged to move ahead in cooperation with all the bodies concerned to promote the tourism sector.