Varanasi,

23 Feb (HS): Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in

Varanasi on Sunday along with delegates from 50 countries. The Foreign Minister

and the ambassadors were warmly welcomed at the Lal Bahadur Shastri

International Airport, Babatpur by Divisional Commissioner Kaushalraj Sharma,

District Magistrate S. Rajlingam, along with BJP officials and public

representatives.

Amid

tight security from the airport, the Foreign Minister and the delegates

attended the third edition of Kashi Tamil Sangam organized in the Omkar Nath

Thakur Auditorium located in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus. In the

auditorium, the Foreign Minister and the Ambassadors will also interact with

the students and teachers of IIT BHU. The Foreign Minister, along with the

ambassadors, will visit various establishments in the campus including IIT BHU.

After this, they will visit the museum, Buddhist temple and excavation site in

historic Sarnath along with the guests. After the tour, they will return to

Babatpur Airport. From here, they will leave for Delhi by a special plane at 5

pm. Energy and Urban Development Minister of the state government AK Sharma had

arrived at night to receive the Foreign Minister and foreign ambassadors.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi