India guest at World Government Summit
INDIAN EXPERTS WILL SHOWCASE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF GROWTH IN THEIR COUNTRY
The World Government Summit has announced India as the guest country for its upcoming annual gathering scheduled for February 11-13, 2018.
Honorary guests from India will join the notable list of speakers synonymous with the World Government Summit to showcase the country’s emerging economic growth, highlight valuable knowledge, skills, and capabilities and elaborate on the country’s unique culture.
The UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, and Chairman of the World Government Summit, Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, said that hosting India as an honorary guest of the Annual Gathering aligns with the summit’s mission to strengthen its partnerships with countries that encompass pioneering experiences in strategic areas that serve the betterment of communities. Such partnerships strengthen the summit’s status as the largest organisation to highlight exceptional experiences and be the first global forum for governments, states, organisations and the private sector, to address the future of government and societies.
Al Gergawi said that the presence of the government of India, with its high-level delegation, is a key part of the summit’s annual gathering and a continuation of the distinguished relationship between the UAE and the Republic of India. Al Gergawi emphasised the historical relations between the UAE and the Republic of India as one of the leading trading partners, based on a solid foundation of mutual respect and a long history of common interests across various sectors.
He emphasised that the World Government Summit focuses on hosting guest countries with exceptional experiences, worthy of being global models to follow. India carries such a model, especially in terms of the economic and social changes witnessed over the last few years. “Today the Republic of India stands as the world’s fourth fastest growing economy with an annual GDP growth rate averaged at 6.12 per cent from 1951 until 2017,” Al Gergawi said. ■