Second BRICS Youth Summit to begin in Guwahati on July 1

The second BRICS Youth Summit will begin in Guwahati from July 1 with the city leaving no stone unturned to mesmerise the international delegates. According to an official release, Guwahati - the gateway to the North East - is getting ready to host the prestigious second BRICS Youth Summit, India 2016. The three-day summit with the theme 'Youth as bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges' will focus on enhanced people-to-people contacts of BRICS members - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. 70 foreign delegates, including ministers and head of executive authorities on youth affairs from BRICS nations, are expected to participate in the summit. To take forward the initiatives of first BRICS Youth Summit held in Russia in July 2015 for creation of a permanent platform for development of youth cooperation, interactive and stimulating discussions on various aspects related to youth development will take place, the release said. The BRICS Youth Summit will focus on skill development and entrepreneurship, social inclusions, youth volunteerism and youth participation in governance. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked all officials of the departments concerned to leave no stone unturned to make the event a grand success. "Assam's resplendent culture must be projected in full splendor before the visiting distinguished dignitaries," Sonowal said. He asked the officials to extend warm hospitality to the visiting dignitaries in traditional manner, for which the state is well-known since ages. "When they go back home, they must carry with them fond memories of Assam and its warm, generous and hospitable people," he added. The Government of Assam will host a dinner in the honour of the visiting foreign dignitaries on July 2. The inaugural session will witness addresses by BRICS members, agenda to work out for the working sessions, followed by cultural programme from India. On the second day, there will be four working sessions,followed by banquet dinner with cultural exchanges and performances from participants of BRICS nations. On the last day, a presentation of working session reports will be followed by finalisation and adoption of the Guwahati BRICS Call to Action on Youth, the release added.