Nepal Rejects Ukraine’s Request To Ban Russian Climbers From Himalayas

Nine Russian climbers have been already granted licenses to scale in Nepal this spring season, as Nepal's rejects Ukraine's request to ban Russian climbers from the Himalayas saying its mountains are “global assets.”

On Tuesday, a Nepalese tourism official stated that his nation will not prevent Russian climbers from conquering the Himalayan summits. Ukraine had previously requested that Russian climbing teams be barred from entering Nepal “until the end of the Russian invasion.”

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