PM Modi to inaugurate Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi to be held on April 20-21

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi, to be held later this week, that will see the participation of eminent Buddhist monks, scholars and delegates from various parts of the world, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the conference will be held at The Ashok hotel on April 20-21. The prime minister will inaugurate the conference that will be the first of its kind, given its scale and the stature of participants, Reddy said.

“Eminent Buddhist monks, scholars, ambassadors and diplomats from various foreign countries will take part in the summit, which will be hosted by the Union Ministry of Culture along with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC),” he told reporters.