Delhi govt plans cultural events ahead of G20 summit

More than 200 meetings will be held in India across 55 locations.India will host the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union.

The Delhi government plans to organise at least one cultural event every month in the run-up to the G20 summit to boost tourism, officials said on Thursday.

Preparations are underway by the Tourism department for the events, including state-level dance and film festivals.

''We are planning to organise an event every month. We are planning events such as concerts, theatre festival and mango festival,'' a senior Tourism department official said.

These will help boost tourism as well as entertain the public and foreign delegates arriving for G20 meets.

Delhi will host its first international film festival in August this year at the Siri Fort Auditorium.

The itinerary of the festival will be decided in the next one to one-and-a-half months, officials said, adding films from G20 member countries will be given preference. India assumed the yearlong presidency of G20 on December 1. More than 200 meetings will be held in India across 55 locations.

India will host the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.

The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union.