Jaishankar to be chief guest at inaugural ceremony of UNESCO meet on protecting intangible heritage

Key Highlights

• This is the first time that India will host a session of the UNESCO panel.
• "The inaugural ceremony of the UNESCO meet will be held on December 7 evening.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend the ceremony," Union Culture Minister Shekhawat said at a press conference held at the Red Fort premises here.
• Besides Union ministers Shekhawat and Jaishankar, Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled El-Enany; Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of India to the UNESCO Vishal V Sharma are expected to attend the opening ceremony at the Red Fort premises, it is learnt.
• Union Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal later told PTI that India's nomination, the "Deepavali" festival, will be examined during the UNESCO meet, "on December 10, in pursuance of its inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".