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30 June, Butwal. The businessmen of Bhairahawa have requested the minister of the Chinese government to facilitate China-Bhairahawa regular flights from Gautam Buddha Airport located in Bhairahawa.
The Siddhartha Chamber of Commerce and Industry submitted a request letter to China’s Minister of National Religious and Cultural Affairs, Cheng Ruifeng, who was visiting Lumbini.
Association president Thakur Kumar Shrestha said that a written request letter has been submitted to Minister Ruifeng because it is necessary for regular flights of Chinese airlines to come to Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace, for millions of Chinese Buddhists.
President Shrestha said that the association has also requested Minister Ruifeng to facilitate investments in the agriculture and tourism sectors including the birthing hospital in Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini with Chinese investors.
After understanding the request letter, Minister Ruifeng said that the Chinese are ready to invest in the Lumbini area if the Nepal government facilitates the policy and assured that he will coordinate with the departmental ministries even for regular air flights.
Before that, Minister Ruifeng had said that he was positive in the meeting with officials of Nepal China Friendly Society Lumbini and Lumbini Development Fund, the cooperation that can be done in the future focusing on Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, promoting tourism in Lumbini through the Chinese Vihar and sustaining cultural relations between Nepal and China.
Minister Ruifeng visited Mayadevi Temple, Ashok Pillar, Pushkarani Pond, Shanti Deep and got information about Lumbini.
Along with Minister Ruifeng, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Cheng Song, Head of Religious Affairs Bureau of China’s National Religious Affairs Administration, Huang Zhihui and others came on the visit. The Chinese team returned on Wednesday after a one-day visit.
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