KUALA LUMPUR: The Nepali Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia organized a special program in the Malaysian capital in order to encourage Malaysians to visit Nepal.

The event was held today to mark the beginning of the Visit Nepal Year 2020.

Minister for Tourism, Art and Culture of Malaysia Datuk Mohamaddin Bin Ketapi was the chief guest of the program.

Extending best wishes to Nepal for VNY 2020, Malaysian Minister Ketapi emphasized the need to enhance productivity, publicity, market strategy, human resource development and use of new technologies for tourism development.

Nepali Ambassador to Malaysia Udaya Raj Pandey shed light on the tourism opportunities in Nepal and expressed the readiness to work for tourism promotion between the two countries.