KATHMANDU, March 23: Communication and Information Technology Minister Rekha Sharma is on a visit to India. It is said that she reached Delhi to create an environment for the possible visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
On Wednesday, Minister Sharma met S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India. In that meeting, she requested to reduce the tariff for making telephone calls from Nepal.
She made this request in a meeting with Indian Minister Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Ambassador Sharma pays courtesy call on Indian External Affairs...
"There is a huge disparity in telephone rates between Nepal and India, Nepalis living in India complain of excessive charges while calling home," she said, "I see that the terminal charges between the two countries should be reviewed and services should be provided at affordable tariff rates."
Minister Sharma drew Minister Jaishankar’s attention to the fact that Indian television channels are easily broadcast in Nepal, but it is difficult for Nepali channels to be broadcast in India.
"Since there is a large number of Nepali speakers in India, I would like to make an environment for easy broadcasting of Nepali channels," she said.
She also said that Nepal, a country rich in natural beauty and culture, is a suitable place for shooting films.
"In this context, I believe that the honorable minister will help Indian investors to build a state-of-the-art cinematography studio in Nepal," she said.
She hoped that the opening of the International Telecommunication Union Regional Office in India would further help telecommunication activities in the region.
