London, January 19: The Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020 campaign has been inaugurated in Malta and Northern Ireland amidst various programs. Through the campaign, Nepal aims to attract 2 million foreign tourists this year.
At the event organized in Malta in coordination with the Nepali Embassy in London and attended by various Nepali organizations there, Nepal’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Dr. Durga Bahadur Subedi said,” There is a target of sending 100,000 tourists from the UK to visit Nepal to support the campaign. Any this target can be easily achieved if one non-resident Nepali working in any organization here recommends his or her foreign fellow/s to visit Nepal.
A rally was taken out in coordination with the transport department of Malta with posters featuring Visit Nepal Year on vehicles. Msida’s Mayor Margaret Baldacchino Cefai was present on the occasion. She urged citizens of Malta to visit Nepal once as the country she said is beautiful and a top tourist destination.
Likewise in Northern Ireland, a special program was organized on the occasion in coordination with the Nepal Embassy in London and in collaboration with the Non-Resident Nepali Association and the National Coordination Council, Northern Ireland. The event was attended by chairs of various Nepali organizations and Nepali migrants in Northern Ireland and office bearers of the embassy. Addressing the event, the third secretary at the embassy pledged the embassy’s help in making the campaign of VNY 2020 a success. A 21-member main committee has also been formed in this regard, he said.
