KATHMANDU; The embassy of Nepal in Switzerland in partnership with RN-Switzerland participated in the international tourism fair in Zurich, FESPO 2010, held from January 28 to 31.

Ambassador of Nepal

to Switzerland Dr Dinesh Bhattarai inaugurated the Nepal stall at FESPO in

Zurich amidst international visitors and members of the Nepali diaspora.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Bhattarai said that the hosting of Nepal’s stall at FESPO 2010 was aimed at promoting Nepal’s tourism sector and also enhancing the publicity about tourist attractions of Nepal as a contribution to the upcoming national campaign of Nepal Tourism Year 2011.

Nepal’s government has launched Nepal Tourism Year 2011 and called for an all-out campaign to promote this national endeavor to bring a million tourists in 2011.

Dr Bhattarai highlighted his government’s priority accorded to economic diplomacy and expressed commitment on part of the embassy to utilize every opportunity for the promotion of Nepal’s economic diplomacy.

Expressing appreciation of NRN-Switzerland for the partnership, Dr Bhattarai

said that the embassy of Nepal in Switzerland contemplates more such fairs in future and urged the Nepali diaspora for stronger partnership and collaboration.

This participation in FESPO 2010 will provide valuable experience to the embassy to expand such activities in future and widen its reach to the larger segment of Nepali and international audiences, the ambassador added.

NRN-Switzerland president Dr Binaya Shrestha said Nepal’s participation for the first time in this international fair is a testimony of the priority accorded by the government and the embassy to the promotion of Nepal’s economic diplomacy.

He assured of commitment on the part of the Nepali

diaspora in such activities in future as well.