Namaskar; Nimenhao: Good Afternoon to all of you!!

Hon'ble Tourism Minister of India, Mr. K.J Alphons,

Hon’ble Tourism Minister of Maharashtra Mr Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal

Director General of India Tourism, Mr. Satyajeet Rajan,

Director General of Tourism, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government

Representatives from the cities of Shanghai, Lianyungang, Taizhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Huai’an,Wuxi etc

Friends from Media,

Friends from tour agencies and companies of China and India,

A warm welcome to all of you for ‘Incredible India-Tourism Roadshow’.

Presence of Tourism Minister of India, who comes from the State of Kerala, famous as the tourism capital of India; people also know Kerala as ‘Gods own country’; Minister of Tourism from the State of Maharashtra, whose capital Mumbai has sister city relationship with Shanghai, and representatives from Karnataka Tourism whose capital Bangalore is called as the Silicon Valley of India and an important attraction for Chinese business people; large presence of Tourism companies from India, indicates the importance and attention the Government and people of India gives towards developing good business relations and most important people-to-people relationship with China. Shanghai and the Eastern part of China, in particular.

With help, active support and guidance of Chinese leadership, Government functionaries, scholars, tourism experts, friends we want to make India a destination of touristic choice for Chinese travelers.

We all look forward for a very productive and informative session.

Thank you,