Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey on Monday left for France to attend the 47th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee. 

Minister Pandey will present a proposal to include Tilaurakot, the historical place of Kapilvastu, in the list of World Heritage Sites in the session scheduled in Paris, according to the Tourism Ministry. 

Secretary of the Tourism Ministry, Hari Prasad Mainali, and other high-ranking officials bade farewell to Minister Pandey at Tribhuvan International Airport. The visit would be a milestone to give international recognition to Tilaurakot. 

 

The World Heritage Committee has 21-member countries including India, Qatar, Japan and Korea, among others from Asia.

A majority vote is required to approve any new inscription.