Talking to media persons, Minister Kiranti said they were very happy to welcome such a large number of Chinese tourists for the first time after the coronavirus pandemic and on the eve of the Nepali New year.
"Guests are god. We always welcome foreign guests as God," he mentioned. Minister Kiranti expressed the belief that such activities would help further strengthen Nepal-China relations. Saying there was a great role of the Chinese government in construction of Pokhara International Airport, he opined that Nepal has wanted to directly connect Pokhara International Airport with China by air. Minister Kiranti expressed hope that Chinese tourists would like Nepal as some of the cities of Nepal are similar to Chinese cities. Similarly, Chinese Ambassador Song said China has allowed Chinese tourists to go abroad after coronavirus came under control. He said that he was very happy to welcome the Chinese tourists in Nepal. Likewise, CEO Regmi mentioned that with the arrival of Chinese tourists, Nepal's tourism industry, which has been hit hard since 2019, is more excited. Nepal should be involved in tourism promotion targeting Chinese and Indian tourists, he added. Proprietor of Nepal Big Mountain Travel and tourism entrepreneur Sudarshan Nepal expressed happiness over the arrival of Chinese tourists after China on March 10 put Nepal on the list of tourism destinations after the coronavirus pandemic. The Chinese tourists would visit various tourist sites of Kathmandu Valley as well as Poon Hill during their one-week stay in Nepal.
