India-ASEAN Trade Conclave to focus on business and culture

The conclave, titled 'ASEAN-India Connectivity with a focus on North East India', would be chaired by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and will be also attended by CII President Adi Godrej, official sources said.

The focus of this conclave would be to demonstrate NE's proximity with ASEAN countries, create public awareness of India-ASEAN relations, promote connectivity especially road transport and enhance trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people contact, they said.

The conclave would discuss perspectives in business, development, culture and tourism and deliberations would be held on mines and minerals, IT and IT-enabled services, education, health care, agriculture and food processing, border trade, air and sea connectivity, culture and infrastructure, the sources added.

The conclave would be attended, among others, by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D Purandeshwari, Union DONER Minister Paban Singh Ghotwar, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Rani Narah, trade and commerce ministers of ASEAN countries along with industry and commerce ministers of the NE states.