INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: With Nepal and South Korea celebrating the golden jubilee of their
bilateral relations next month, the government today decided to waive mountaineering royalty for a joint expedition attempting to climb
Jugal mountains in Sindhupalchowk district.Government spokesperson Rekha Sharma informed that today's Cabinet approved a proposal of the
Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation asking for royalty waiver for the Nepal-Korea joint expedition on jugal I and Jugal II peaks
in Sindhupalchowk district.
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Nepal's expedition coordinator and president of the Korean Alpine
Federation's liaison office Ngawa Ngima Sherpa said that the royalty will be waived for seven Koran and three Nepali climbers who will
jointly embark on Jugal I (6,590m) and Jugal II (6,518m) expeditions on April 7
Ministry of Tourism, Nepal Tourism Board, Jugal Rural Municipality, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Um Hong Gil Human Foundation, Korean
Embassy in Nepal, Korea Tours and Trekking Operator Association of Nepal and Korean Alpine Rescue Association will be jointly organizing the
'Nepal-Korea Friendship Expedition 2024."Legendary climber and philanthropist Captain Um Hong Gil will lead the joint expedition which is
being organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Nepal," Sherpa said.
Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Korean Ambassador to Nepal Park Taeyoung on April 6, Sherpa shared.
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