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Updated: Jan 13, 2020 02:35 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): The Raisina Dialogue 2020, the fifth edition of the annual geo-political and geo-economic
summit, which is set to begin here on January 14, will witness the participation of foreign ministers from 13 countries, including Russia,
Maldives, Sri Lanka, Latvia and the Czech Republic.Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid will arrive here this afternoon and also attend
the inaugural session of the three-day mega-event on Tuesday.The visiting dignitary will address the ministerial session of the Dialogue on
Wednesday and is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi before emplaning for his country the next day.Latvian foreign minister
Edgars Rinkevics who is set to arrive in the national capital this morning will lay a wreath at Rajghat in the afternoon.Rinkevics is
scheduled to attend a roundtable meeting with members of the Doctor Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Foundation at the Constitution Club of India and
hold a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar before participating in the inaugural session of the Dialogue
tomorrow.On Wednesday, Rinkevics will participate in the penal debate on Competing Nationalism Universal Norms: Street Power in 21st Century
Diplomacy and attend a meeting with the Chairman of Lok Sabha External Affairs Committee
He will also pay a courtesy call to Prime Minister Modi before departing for his country on Thursday.The foreign minister from Czech
Republic Tomas Petricek is also arriving here today
He is set to attend an Indo-Czech Business Forum at India Habitat Centre and personally meet Minister of State (Civil Aviation, Housing and
Urban Affairs) Hardeep Singh Puri prior to attending the inaugural session of the awaited Dialogue tomorrow.On Wednesday, the dignitary is
scheduled to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal before addressing the event
Petricek will also meet the Prime Minister on the same day before emplaning for his country.The three-day event is set to see the
participation of over 180 delegates from 105 countries
In all, the conference themed '21@20: Navigating the Alpha Century' will witness 116 speakers according to Observer Research Foundation
(ORF), which is co-hosted the event along with the External affairs ministry.Besides, hosts' Jaishankar, the other foreign ministers
participating in the conference this year are from Russia, Iran, Australia, Maldives, South Africa, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Denmark,
Hungary, Rwanda and Tanzania.In addition, Secretary-General of Commonwealth to India Patricia Scotland will also attend the Raisina 2020 on
She will visit the headquarters of the International Solar Alliance and Energy Research Institute in Gurugram on Wednesday
After calling on the Prime Minister later on the same day, the dignitary will emplane for Gujarat to attend a two-day event before departing
for her country on Sunday.The annual event will further witness the participation of many Deputy Foreign Ministers, former Prime Ministers,
former Presidents, National Security Advisors, military chiefs and other high-level policy-makers, scholars and officials.The valedictory
address will be delivered by Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
European Union, Josep Borrell
