Country should be made prosperous through tourism: Minister Kirati

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has said the country should be made prosperous through the medium of tourism.

At a programme organised by Lalitpur chapter of Federation of Nepali Journalists to unveil ‘Lalitpur Journalism’ magazine here on Saturday, Minister Kirati pointed out the need of purchasing aircraft to provide air service to tourists in easy and smooth manner as tourism sector is the backbone of the country.

“Preparation is underway to buy new aircraft. We will provide service to the citizens even at loss”, he shared, adding discussion was underway for the approval of different new routes for flights.

Mentioning that media persons have paid more attention in publicity of misinformation, the Tourism minister urged all to be alert towards it.

He complained of making wrong publicity about his works, adding it was necessary to reform the journalism sector as different types of problems are seen in journalism sector.

Minister Kirati expressed commitment that he would actively involve to further strengthen tourism sector (rss).