Tight security at venue of ASEM meet
Press Trust of IndiaA multi-layered security cover has been thrown around the venue of the meeting of Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers which commenced here today.
Adequate and fool-proof security have been provided to all foreign delegates, Gurgaon Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Maheshwer Dayal told PTI.
Dayal, in-charge of the security at hotel Oberoi, the venue of the meet, said a Personal Security Officer (PSO) has been provided to every delegate in plain clothes.
Adequate police personnel have been deployed at the venue including at parking places and hotel's outer periphery.
A Joint Commissioner of Police is monitoring the traffic movement of the delegates, he said.
An exclusive lane on both sides at Gurgaon-Delhi toll plaza has been reserved for the movement of foreigners.
"Police have left no stone unturned to provide adequate and fool-proof security to the foreign delegates," Dayal said.
Thirty-five foreign ministers and representatives from 17 other nations began deliberations here, which will conclude tomorrow, focusing on political dialogue and economic collaboration.