Kathmandu: A seven member media delegation comprising of senior editors, journalists and representatives of media institutions, P.S. Karki, Tara Nath Dahal, N.N. Pandey, Shambhu Shrestha, Gokul Pokharel, R.K. Regmi and Shri Kanak Mani Dixit visited India at the joint invitation of B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation and Editor’s Guild of India. This is stated in a press release issued by B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation Embassy of India today.

The team participated in a seminar on ‘Reaffirming India-Nepal Relations’ which was held at Gurgaon near New Delhi.

The two day seminar focused on various areas of bilateral relationship such as open border, relations with neighbouring countries, natural resources, media academic and cultural infrastructure, trade, transit and tourism. The team also visited Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

The seminar was inaugurated by Shri Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India and was attended by representatives of academics and media.

At the invitation of B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation, a five member delegation of Nepal Press Council consisting of Harihar Birahi, Yub Raj pandey, Yogesh Upadhayay, Suresh Acharya and Bishnu Prasad Sharma would be visiting Mumbai, New Delhi and Agra in April 2000, the press release said.

The team would be visiting Audit Bureau of Circulations, Mumbai and host of media institutions such as Press Information Bureau, Press Council, Press Club and Board for Working Journalists in New Delhi. Towards the end of their stay in India, the delegation would be visiting the fabled Taj Mahal in Agra.