EAM to inaugurate World Hindi Conference in Fiji on Wednesday
New Delhi: Foreign minister S Jaishankar will join Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in inaugurating the 12th World Hindi Conference at Nadi in Fiji on Wednesday, said the government.
The main theme of the conference is 'Hindi: From Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence'. A 270-member delegation comprising Hindi scholars and officials will travel to Fiji for the conference.
Jaishankar's visit to Fiji from February 15 will also be the first by an Indian leader since a new coalition government assumed office in the South Pacific Ocean island nation in December last year: The foreign minister is also scheduled to hold meetings with a cross section of Fijian leadership and call on PM Rabuka, Saurabh Ku- mar, secretary east, ministry of external affairs, told a press conference here.
"As far as external affairs minister's meetings are concerned, apart from the fact that you know, this is his first visit after the formation; this is the first visit to Fiji by any government after the formation of a new government there. He is likely to have meetings with the new Prime Minister and other members of the cabinet," said Kumar.