G20 meetings to be held in North east

New Delhi, Nov 18: India, which was handed the G20 presidency by Indonesia President Joko Widodo in Bali on Wednesday, will take charge of the leadership role on December 1.

 

In a statement released by Ministry of Tourism, "India will host over 200 meetings across 55 cities during this period. These meetings are also proposed to be held in several states of the northeast."

 

 

Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday stated this during his address in the inaugural session of the 10th International Tourism Mart, for the North East Region on Aizawl on Thursday.

 

According to the reports, ten places have already been finalised: Srinagar, Goa, Siliguri, Khajuraho, Hampi, Bhubaneswar, Agra and Amritsar, besides the Rann of Kutch and Delhi.

 

Further, he said that among the G20 member countries, China, Mexico, India, South Africa and Indonesia are projected to expand their tourism industry post COVID.

 

"With our presidency we definitely can stride ahead of these 4-5 countries to build the rightful place of India's tourism industry in the global arena. We must plan to showcase our North Eastern Cultural Richness while welcoming the world to our country," he added.