KATHMANDU, AUGUST 10
CPN-Maoist Centre Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal today told mediapersons that during his Japan visit he urged investors to invest in prioritised projects of Nepal.
During a press conference at Tribhuvan International Airport following his return from a five-day Japan visit today, Dahal, also a former prime minister, urged the Japanese side to emphatically invest in the areas of tourism, agriculture, electrification, and infrastructure. Dahal said during his meeting with the former general-secretary of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Nepal-Japan Parliamentary Committee Chair Toshihiro Nikai that he had asked the latter to lend support to Nepal in the areas of information technology and waste management.
"Opinions were exchanged in a very friendly manner," he said, adding, "Both the sides were involved in a cordial debate on enhancing bilateral cooperation."
In the course of his visit, Chair Dahal had observed the progress Japan made in the area of agriculture, science and technology, tourism promotion, reconstruction and infrastructure development, according to his secretariat sources.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 11, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
