(PTI)
India’s flagship global conference on geopolitics and geo-economics Raisina Dialogue will begin today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the inaugural session, where seven former heads of state will share their views on challenges facing the world.The fifth edition of the Raisina Dialogue, jointly organised by the Foreign Ministry and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), will bring together 700 international participants from over 100 countries.
The three-day conference will see participation of 12 foreign ministers, including from Russia, Iran, Australia, Maldives, South Africa, Estonia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Latvia, Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU).Iran Foreign Minister Javed Zarif’s participation assumes significance as it comes following the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.The Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Secretary General of the Commonwealth will also attend, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
