EAM and MoS External Affairs attend the Sangai Festival and visit the G20 pavilion in Manipur
G20 Pavilion attracts youth from Manipur at Sangai festival
Imphal: India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. RajkumarRanjan Singh, attended 11th Edition of the Sangai Festival in Imphal, Manipur. They visited the G20 India pavilion along with Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.
Sangai is Manipur’s biggest tourism promotion festival and is celebrated at 13 different venues.
Later on Saturday evening, Dr S Jaishankar attended the cultural evening session of the Sangai festival with Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Dr RK Ranjan Singh at the Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre at HaftaKangjeibung in Imphal.
‘Pleasure to attend the Sangai Festival that brings together the land of jewels, Manipur. Thank CM @NBirenSingh for his gracious hospitality.
Wonderful to witness the fabulous exposition of Manipur’s heritage & traditions in the performances’ Dr S Jaishankar tweeted.
The External Affairs Minister also interacted with school students at the inauguration of the photo booth at the G20 Pavilion. Seeing the excitement and energy at the pavilion he said,“India’s Presidency will truly be a people’s G20 for the whole nation”.
After the event Manipur’s Chief Minister N. Biren Singh tweeted, ‘’Delighted to attend the inauguration of G-20 stall by Hon’ble Union Minister, Ministry of External Affairs, Shri @DrSJaishankarji at HaftaKangjeibung today.
As India assumes G-20 presidency from December 1, preparations are underway to host G-20 meetings in Manipur as well’.
The Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh, had earlier welcomed the idea of hosting the G20 meetings in Manipur noting that the G20 pavilion at the Sangai Festival would provide an opportunity for all visitors to learn about the importance of India’s G20 Presidency while also providing a boost to the tourism of Manipur. The External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, thanked him for his gracious hospitality while praising the fabulous exposition of Manipur’s heritage & traditions in the performances at the festival.
