A press conference was organised in Stuttgart, Germany on January 15 to disseminate information on Nepalese tourism. The conference was attended by 40 renowned press personalities of Germany.

The main attraction of the press conference was Mr. Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all 14 above Eight -Thousand -Meter- High-Mountains. It was also attended by His Excellency Madan Kumar Bhattarai, the Nepalese Ambassador to Germany.

The conference was basically centered on the changed scenario of Nepal after the signing of Historic Peace Accord, which was explained by Mrs. Ann- Katrin Bauknecht, Honorary Nepalese Consul General and Mr. Bhattarai. In this light, Mr. Messner requested all the German people to visit Nepal and be blessed with the experience of life time.

Reinforcing on the fact that there was no problem for the tourists coming to Nepal even in the hour of crisis, he asked them to imagine how the situation would be with all smiles on the Nepalese faces welcoming the tourists in the new changed context.

After the conference Mr. Messner visited the Nepal Stand and signed his books to the public. At that time, there was a big crowd around the Nepal Stand.

Later in the evening, Mr. Messner delivered a lecture to 400 well known business people, sharing them with his experiences of life, and frequently talked about his time in Nepal. Madam Bauknecht took the opportunity to request the distinguished people to come to Nepal in the new Historic Peaceful Situation. The program was also attended by His Excellency Madan Kumar Bhattarai.