Nepal and China are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to curb illegal wildlife trade like Tiger skins. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu ahead of holding ‘Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop’ – beginning on Tuesday, Nepal’s Forest and Soil Conservation Minister Deepak Bohra said the draft of the MoU has been forwarded to the Chinese government. <br/> <br/>He said there is illegal movement of Tiger skins and bones to China with poachers using Dharchula in far western Nepal as a transit point. Minister Bohra said Nepal and India are holding field level meetings regularly at border points, but admitted that no high level meeting could take place between the two countries in the last four years to assess situation relating to poaching and illegal trafficking of wildlife products. <br/> <br/>He stressed the need for enhanced cooperation among neighboring countries to formulate strategies and action plans to control illegal trade in endangered species including tigers and rhinos. <br/> <br/>Nepal government is hosting a four-day long Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop 2009 from tomorrow to define strategic actions to save the wild Tigers from extinction. <br/> <br/>The workshop is being organized to learn from existing plans and experiences and to integrate new ideas for crating a platform for sustained worldwide cooperation to save the wild tigers. <br/> <br/>The Global Tiger Workshop will be followed by an Asian Ministerial Conference in Thailand in January next year. <br/> <br/>The key partners of the workshop include Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat, Global Tiger Forum, Global Tiger Initiative, World Bank, Save the Tiger Fund, National Trust for Nature Conservation and WWF Nepal.<br/> <br/>