Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio informed on Monday that the state government is making elaborate arrangements to give a unique experience to the visiting delegates of B20 Conference and also to showcase investment and partnership opportunities in the state.
The fourth and final B20 (Business 20) sessions being organised in the North East India will be held at the state capital Kohima from 4 to 6 April 2023.
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Rio stated to the media persons that the delegates from 30 countries will get an ‘exposure’ to Nagaland’s culture, local cuisine, art, festivities, and scenic beauty. The delegation will be taken to the landmarks of the State including the Kisama Heritage Village to elicit the feeling of a mini Hornbill festival and Kohima War Cemetery, he added.
Further, the Chief Minister informed that the Investment & Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) as an Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) of the State along with Government Departments are preparing curated list of investible projects on varied themes and sectors to be pitched for attracting potential investors to invest in the State.
The visiting overseas business delegates will meet and interact with local entrepreneurs and Start-ups, identified by IDAN, during the Business to Business (B2B) and with the Government in the Business to Government (B2G) session for exploring potential investment opportunities, collaboration and tie-ups, Rio said.
The meetings will be facilitated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the State Government.
Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, will grace the B20 Conference on 5 April, he announced.
Kohima will host 64 overseas delegates from 29 countries including Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The diplomatic delegation includes – Six Ambassador from Costa Rica, Cuba, Iceland, Jamaica, Paraguay and Panama; one Deputy Head of Missions from Estonia and two Council Generals from Costa Rica and Germany.
Focused Trade and Business delegations from Bhutan, Bangladesh, Iceland, Japan and UAE will participate at the B20 programme in Kohima.
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