Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Badri Pandey, has stated that the process of signing bilateral air agreements with Indonesia and France has begun. Speaking at a meeting of the International Relations and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives on Monday, Minister Pandey confirmed that the process has been initiated.

He also informed the committee about the progress of the bilateral air agreement and memorandum of understanding (MoU) amendment between Nepal and France. Minister Pandey emphasized that strengthening Nepal Airlines is essential and there is no alternative but to make the airline stronger and more capable.