Amritsar has achieved another milestone after being selected to host the 6th Ministerial Conference of the heart of Asia-Istanbul process to be held from December 3 to 4.
After meeting Union Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Retd) VK Singh who called on him to work out the modalities of the conference, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the two-day conference would be held from December 3 in which more than 40 foreign Ministers and dignitaries of the heart of Asia countries, supporting countries and international organisations would participate.
Sukhbir said that this conference would give further boost to the image of Punjab and go a long way in helping it achieve a privileged position on the world map especially in tourism and hospitality management sectors. He said that it would be a perfect chance to showcase the rich and glorious cultural heritage of Punjab to the visiting dignitaries such as — the newly inaugurated heritage street in which the buildings around Darbar Sahib have been given heritage look.
The Deputy CM said that no stone would be left unturned to make the conference a grand success and the preparations have begun on war footing to ensure that every aspect concerned with the mega event is perfectly taken care off.
He also said that he would be personally conducting inspection of all the necessary arrangements on 28th November and any laxity would not be tolerated.
He also mooted the idea of heritage walk around the heritage street for the dignitaries which was instantly agreed to by the Union Minister.