KATHMANDU, July 6: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has requested the Australian ambassador to Nepal, Peter Budd, to start commercial air service between the two countries.
In a meeting with Ambassador Budd, Bhattarai proposed starting a commercial aviation relationship between the two countries. They shared the situation and impact due to COVID-19. Both of them thanked each other for their assistance to repatriate nationals stranded in Nepal and Australia.
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Budd expressed commitment to put forward the proposal of connecting the two countries directly via air to the Australian government.
