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BRICS convention on tourism begins today at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh

Catch Team | Updated on: 11 February 2017, 5:48 IST

The two-day BRICS convention on tourism will begin on 1 September at world heritage site Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.

Union Culture Mahesh Sharma will inaugurate the convention. Delegations from BRICS nations India, Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa will participate in it.

The event will comprise of inter-governmental exchange of views and ideas and panel discussions on different subjects including cooperation between the BRICS countries for promoting intra-regional tourism. Business to business meetings between the India Travel Trade and their counterparts from the BRICS countries will also be organised.

Elements of culture, handicrafts, and cuisine from different regions of India will be showcased during the convention which is being organised as a precursor to the BRICS Summit to be held in Goa in October this year.

-ANI

First published: 1 September 2016, 2:25 IST