Prez to inaugurate India Intl Trade Fair 2007
New
Delhi,
Nov
14:
President
Pratibha
Patil
will
inaugurate
the
27th
India
International
Trade
Fair
(IITF)
2007
at
Pragati
Maidan
here
today.
Commerce
and
Industry
Minister
Kamal
Nath
will
preside
and
address
at
the
function.
The
fair
is
being
organised
by
the
India
Trade
Promotion
Organisation
(ITPO),
which
is
a
mega
celebration
of
the
new
India
that
is
fast
taking
shape.
This year the theme of the fair is “Processed Food and Agro-Industries". The fair will showcase participation of several countries - Afghanistan, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran, Korea, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa (free state province), Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam and Maldives.
The
fair
will
also
witness
international
exhibitors
participation
from
23
countries
–
Australia,
Beligum,
Germany,
Holland,
Hong
Kong,
Indonesia,
Italy,
Japan,
Kuwait,
Myanmar,
Oman,
Phillipines,
Singapore,
Saudi
Arabia,
Suriname,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Turkey,
UAE,
U.K,
USA
and
Syria.
Assam,
Bihar,
Delhi,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
Himachal
Pradesh,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Andhra
Pradesh,
Madhya
Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Orissa,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Tamil
Nadu,
Tripura,
Uttar
Pradesh,
West
Bengal,
Chhattisgarh
and
Uttrakhand
are
some
of
the
states
which
will
participate
in
the
fair.
Besides, Union Territories - Goa, Lakshdweep, Chandigarh, Andman and Nicobar and Pondicherry will also take part in the fair.In 2006, the fair attracted more than 7,500 Indian companies and 350 overseas companies from 34 countries. Over 3,00,000 business visitors and three million general visitors visited the fourteen-day event.
The 2007 edition is expected to have more participation and greater response. The IITF has been playing a crucial role in accelerating the growth of business as well as brand building by establishing a common platform for the trading community from across the world concerning varied sectors.
A meeting ground for businessmen, technocrats, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, exporters, suppliers, importers, distributors, service providers amongst others worldwide, each edition of the fair turned out to be more successful than the preceding fair.
Ever since its inception in 1980, this mega-event has evolved into Asia's largest show of its kind. It provides a window to the broad spectrum of industrial progress set in the global background.
ANI
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