Participants of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Friendship Car Rally arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, as part of the initiative to re-invigorate the age-old trade linkages and cultural ties with neighbouring countries.
The car rally was flagged off from Guwahati on September 28.
The rally moved via Gelephu-Dadgari Land Port (India-Bhutan Border) to Gelephu (Bhutan), Thimphu (Bhutan), Phuentsholing-Jaigaon Land Port (India-Bhutan Border), Siliguri (India), Panitanki-Kakarbhitta, Janakpur and arrived in Kathmandu.
The delegation was welcomed by the Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) at the NICCI Secretariat, in Kathmandu.
The Car Rally was organised by the North East Federation on International Trade (NEFIT), India.
“In a significant development, during the welcome ceremony, NEFIT and NICCI formalised their commitment to future collaboration in areas of bilateral trade promotion, economic cooperation, educational and cultural exchange by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),” according to the statement issued by NICCI.
The rally will return to Janakpur, Kakarbitta, Panitanki in India, Siliguri, Dalu-Nakugoan Land Port (India-Bangladesh Border), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Sylhet (Bangladesh), Tamabil- Dawki Land Port (India Bangladesh Border) and back to Guwahati for the flag down.
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