Kathmandu, February 17
The main organising committee of the International Buddhist Conference has started preparations for the event that is going to be held from May 5 to 7 on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti.
The three-day event will take place in Lumbini, in which participants from 21 countries will come to attend the conference.
A meeting of main organising committee held today at the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) informed that participants from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, India, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, South Korea, Bhutan, Mongolia, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, America, United Kingdom, Russia, Costa Rica, France and Germany have confirmed their participation.
Likewise, several researchers and students of Buddhism will also take part in the event.
However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese participants may decide to cancel their registration.
Addressing the meeting today, Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattara
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