Andaman Gets Set To Host G20 Presidency Meeting

Port Blair:

Arrangements are in place for one of many much-awaited conferences of the G20 Presidency, which will probably be held within the picturesque Andaman and Nicobar Islands on November 26, official sources mentioned.

It will probably be held at ‘Swaraj Dweep’ (popularly referred to as Havelock Island), which is a virtually two-and-half-hour sea journey from Port Blair in authorities ferries and personal cruises.

The delegates will attain Port Blair in a chartered flight on November 25 and the assembly will happen the next day, the sources mentioned. They will doubtless depart from the archipelago on November 27.

Considering its recognition and mesmerising pure magnificence, the G20 secretariat in New Delhi determined to carry one in every of its conferences at ‘Swaraj Dweep’, the sources mentioned.

A sequence of cultural occasions, consisting of conventional dance and music, have been lined up for the visitors, who will even be served delectable native recipes, they mentioned.

The delegates will even undertake a tour of the Cellular Jail throughout their keep at Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the sources added.

Security has been strengthened up throughout the Union Territory forward of the high-profile occasion.

“The people of Andaman are very excited for the event, and are gearing up to accord the delegates a warm welcome. Not only will this bring our beautiful islands on the global map as far tourism is concerned, it will also lead to a lot of developmental projects,” Member of Parliament (MP) Kuldeep Rai Sharma advised PTI.

“I had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, requesting him to hold one of the meetings in Andaman, and I am happy that it is happening now,” he mentioned.

Earlier this month, Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India for the approaching 12 months on the Bali summit.

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental discussion board of the world’s main developed and growing economies

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