Bhaktapur, Apr. 6: All preparations for an international convention on “Cultural Heritage and Management and Tourism” to be organised in the historic city of Bhaktapur have been   completed.

Talking to RSS, coordinator of the international convention and journalist Omcharan Amatya said foreign participants have started coming in to take part in the convention.

Nine cities enlisted in the World Heritage list of the Asia and Pacific region will be taking part in the convention to be jointly organized by the UNESCO and Bhaktapur Municipality.

The cities participating in the convention are of Nepal, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, Fiji and Malaysia.

Experts from 14 other different countries will also take part in the convention.

The convention aims to discuss coordination between cultural heritage, management and tourism and implement the suggestions received from the convention.

Bhaktapur Municipality has allocated Rs 1.1 million for the convention while the rest will be borne by the NORAD of Norway. The participants will also visit various sites of Kathmandu Valley enlisted in the World Heritage list.