Diplomatist Magazine Diplomatist April-May 2019 | Page 34

COVERAGE PHDCCI Leadership along with Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Ambassadors’ Meet AMBASSADORS’ MEET FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION P HD Chamber organized the 35th edition of Ambassadors’ Meet, fl agship event of the Chamber on April 24, 2019 at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Around 150 diplomats including Ambassadors/High Commissioners and other Diplomats representing around 75 countries of Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, EI Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU, France, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lao PDR, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe graced the occasion. More than 175 members of the Chamber along with their spouses, as well as state and central government offi cials from various ministries made most of this opportunity to interact with the diplomatic community. Mr. Rajeev Talwar, President, PHD Chamber welcomed all the dignitaries, ambassadors, high commissioners, other diplomats and participants and expressed his gratitude to them for joining the event. He said that the Ambassadors’ Meet has become the hallmark of good economic, social and cultural relations with all the Foreign Missions in India. Mr. Talwar said that PHDCCI has 34 • Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist • Vol 7 • Issue 4 • April-May 2019, Noida initiated several trade and investment promotion activities since the last many years and provided handholding to global investors to invest in India’s various promising sectors across the States. A dedicated trade and investment promotion portal, ‘Trade and Investment Facilitation Services’ provides a one-stop single window information to trade and industry stakeholders across the economies with the objective of making India a USD 100 billion FDI destination by 2022. PHDCCI is promoting bilateral trade and investment fl ows across the regions and nations by organizing various exhibitions, Buyer Seller Meets and Road shows through India’s missions abroad. He said that going ahead, India with its fastest speed of economic growth is expected to increase the flows of trade and investments manifold.