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The 33rd Annual General Meeting of Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) on September 5 unanimously elected a new executive committee under the chairmanship of Mahendra Singh Thapa. The AGM also nominated Jangbu Sherpa as the senior vice president of TAAN – the umbrella association of trekking agencies in the country. Rana Bahadur Khadka and Ambar Tamang were named 1st vice-president and 2nd vice-president respectively. Similarly, Mohan Lamsal, Dil Bahadur Gurung and Anjan Thapa have been named general secretary, treasurer and secretary respectively. The AGM also elected Gopal Babu Shrestha, Ang Chhetar Sherpa, Janak Prasad Pandey, Ram Bahadur Nepal Chhetri, Karma Sherpa, Rajendra Prasad Subedi, Krishna Raj Bhattarai and Nima Lama as executive members. Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun inaugurated the AGM amid a function participated by government officials, representatives of different travel trade associations, TAAN members and media persons. The AGM also approved annual progress report of general secretary Rajendra Bajgain and financial report of treasurer Khum Bahadur Subedi. The new executive committee will assume office in a few days.