Kathmandu, May 4: Discussions were held on setting up a promotion centre for Nepal’s culture, trade and tourism in Portugal at a meeting organised at the FNCCI Secretariat on Tuesday between the FNCCI president Pradip Kumar Shrestha and Royal Nepalese Honorary Consul General to Portugal Maria Terriesa Cruz.

At the meeting president Shrestha shed light on the investment opportunities between Nepal and Portugal and requested the consul to take special measures as diplomatic missions can play leading role in extension of cooperation in tourism, investment promotion and economic cooperation.

President of the Employment Council of the FNCCI and ex officio vice chairman and honorary consul of Portugal in Nepal Rajendra Khetan said economic diplomacy should be geared ahead in the present times dominated by liberal economy.

Also present on the occasion were FNCCI secretary general Badri Prasad Ojha and entrepreneur Puskar Shakya.