KATHMANDU, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- 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.

    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.

Nepalese Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Joint Secretary Murari Bahadur Karky (L) and Wang Songping, deputy director of Tourism Department of Tibet Autonomous Region of China, exchanges the signed documents during a signing ceremony in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Nov. 9, 2009. (Xinhua/Bimal Gautam) Photo Gallery>>>

    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