The second BRICS Youth Summit will begin here
from July 1 with the city leaving no stone unturned to mesmerise the
international delegates.
According to an official release, Guwahati - the
gateway to the North East - is getting ready to host the prestigious second
BRICS Youth Summit, India 2016.
The three-day summit with the theme 'Youth as
bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges' will focus on enhanced people-to-people
contacts of BRICS members - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
70 foreign delegates, including ministers and
head of executive authorities on youth affairs from BRICS nations, are expected
to participate in the summit.
To take forward the initiatives of first BRICS
Youth Summit held in Russia in July 2015 for creation of a permanent platform
for development of youth cooperation, interactive and stimulating discussions
on various aspects related to youth development will take place here, the
release said.
The BRICS Youth Summit will focus on skill
development and entrepreneurship, social inclusions, youth volunteerism and
youth participation in governance.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has
asked all officials of the departments concerned to leave no stone unturned to
make the event a grand success.
"Assam's resplendent culture must be
projected in full splendor before the visiting distinguished dignitaries,"
Sonowal said.
He asked the officials to extend warm
hospitality to the visiting dignitaries in traditional manner, for which the
state is well-known since ages.
"When they go back home, they must carry
with them fond memories of Assam and its warm, generous and hospitable
people," he added.
The Government of Assam will host a dinner in
the honour of the visiting foreign dignitaries on July 2.
The inaugural session will witness addresses by
BRICS members, agenda to work out for the working sessions, followed by
cultural programme from India.
On the second day, there will be four working
sessions, followed by banquet dinner with cultural exchanges and performances
from participants of BRICS nations.
On the last day, a presentation of working
session reports will be followed by finalisation and adoption of the Guwahati
BRICS Call to Action on Youth, the release added.
