Kathmandu: Outgoing President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Chandra Prasad Dhakal, urged the investors of United Arab Emirates to invest in Nepal’s hydropower, tourism, agriculture, information technology and data centre.

President Dhakal, who is in UAE to participate in RAK Investment Summit’ organised at Ras Al Khaimah of UAE, made this request during the meeting with Minister or Foreign Trade UAE, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, on Thursday.

On the occasion, they discussed the Nepal-UAE relations, trade expansion and opportunity of available investment in Nepal, according to Dhakal’s Private Secretariat.  Appreciating the operation of direct flight from UAE to Pokhara International Airport, Dhakal requested to take initiatives for the operation of direct flight to Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport.