Amid tight security, the G20 delegates landed in Kashmir. They were given a warm welcome at Srinagar International Airport. The delegates were received by Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy, along with Amitabh Kant G20 Sherpa, officials said.
An official said G20 delegates reached Srinagar and Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy, along with Amitabh Kant G20 Sherpa, accorded warm reception at Srinagar Airport.
“They were welcomed in a traditional way. Now they are moving towards SKICC where they will attend third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting till 24th May,” he said.
Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Arvind Singh on Sunday said working group meeting taking place in Srinagar as part of G20 effort with excellent response from all the member countries, all the invited countries and the international organisations, having the highest participation registered compared to the first two Tourism Working Group Meetings at Rann of Kutch and Siliguri.
“G20 member countries, invited countries, and international organizations will give valuable inputs and feedback on these two draft documents and after negotiations with G20 Member Countries on these drafts, final versions will be placed in the ‘Fourth Tourism Working Group Meeting’,” he said.
For this three-day G20 Summit, from May 22-24, Kashmir is under a three tier security grid for aerial surveillance drone monitoring is put in place National Security Guard (NSG) and MARCOS commandos are being deployed around the venue Jammu and Kashmir Police’s special operation group (SOG) will be deployed at several places to give security cover to prevent from any terror incident.
Srinagar city’s walls and roads are decorated to welcome delegates. The people of Kashmir are also ready to welcome the G20 summit meetings held in Srinagar which boosts the tourism and business sector in Kashmir.
