(News from ECT China tour operator) The tourism bureau of China's Tibet and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) signed an Agreement for promoting tourism Monday.

The Nepalese delegation and the Chinese delegation are holding the 3rd Joint Coordination Committee Meeting for the Promotion of the tourism between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region in Nepali capital Kathmandu which concluded on Monday.

Murari Bahadur Karky, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said that the meeting is sure to be a momentous event to sort out the subsisting issues on tourism between Nepal and Tibet and also further consolidate mutual cooperation.

Wang songping, Deputy Director General of Tibet Regional Tourism Bureau, expressed his gratitude to the Nepalese and his wishes for the success of the meeting and also for the success of Nepal Tourism Year 2011.

The two-day meeting is pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed in August 2003 between the Nepal Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Tibet Tourism Bureau.

During the meeting, the two sides signed cooperation agreements airlines, rafting industry, establish a trekking trail from Lomanthang, northwest of Nepal, to ManSarowar in Tibet.