Delegates of 45 nations,WTO Chief to be at CII's Jaipur summit

Over 1,000 delegates from 45 countries including the US, China and Australia will participate in a three-day 'Partnership Summit' in Jaipur beginning January 15.
With the theme 'Partnerships for Shared New Realities', the summit would be inaugurated by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo, Asian Development Bank Vice President Wencai Zhang, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Deputy Secretary General William Danvers and World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry will be among the top representatives of multi-lateral organisations who will attend the summit.
Besides Ministers from countries such as Angola, Australia, Cambodia and Iraq would also participate in the event.

The summit is an annual event of CII and is organised in association with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
"It is a platform that would enable close examination of the partnerships and synergies that will spark the next phase of global growth and develop strong multi-country linkages and networks to assist the transformation of the global economy," CII said in a statement.
It said that Rajasthan is an important place to organise such summits as it attracts one third of the tourists coming into India and a prosperous textile industry is present here.
"The state offers opportunities of large investments in a variety of areas ranging from hotels, amusement parks, ropeways, health resorts and transportation. The easy availability of natural resources makes the State an attractive investment destination for sectors such as food processing," it added.