KATHMANDU: The Austrian government has announced of economic assistance for the conservation of Nepal’s cultural heritages conservation.
Visiting Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Karin Kneissl, said Austria will provide an assistance for training related to the conservation of cultural heritages. She assured of immediate 120,000 Euros to take measures for the protection of heritages within the Lalitpur Durbar Square.
“The assistance reflects Austria’s goodwill towards Nepal,” she told reporters after meeting with Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali today.
She also stated that the Austrian government was interested in supporting Nepal in the post-earthquake rebuilding efforts while expressing the desire to invest in energy production sector as well as to help in Nepal’s tourism promotion efforts.
On the occasion, she also labeled Nepal’s contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping missions ‘incomparable’ saying that Austria is committed to the promotion of multilateralism with Nepal.
Likewise, Minister for Foreign Affairs Gyawali expressed the happiness to get reassured by the Minister of Austria’s goodwill and support in Nepal’s development endeavors.
Minister Gyawali also apprised the Austrian Minister about the Government of Nepal’s plan to host the Investment Summit on 29-30 March 2019 and the 2020 Visit Nepal campaign.
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