Delegates arrive for G20 meet in Dibrugarh

DIBRUGARH: Delegates from G20 members, guest countries and international organisations arrived in Dibrugarh on Thursday to participate in the G20 event, which will be held here on Friday.
Dibrugarh deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu who received the delegates at the airport on Thursday said so far 89 delegates have reached for the meet. As many as 103 delegates have confirmed their participation.
Upon their arrival at the airport, the delegates were accorded a warm welcome with traditional gamochas and dance performances by cultural groups. Later in the afternoon, the delegates were taken for a tea garden tour during which they witnessed the process of tea plucking, processing and tasting.
Apart from the delegates from the G20 countries of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union, delegates from nine guest countries - Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - will participate in the G20 event in Dibrugarh.
On Friday, the inaugural session (session-I) will begin at 8.45 am with the opening remark by India Chair (Dr S Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology). The Session-II on Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities will be held from 9.35 am to 10.35 am. The Session-III will be held between 11 am to 12 pm on the topic Industry towards De-carbonisation.