Aiming to boost economic ties between India and Arab countries, the 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference will be held in Oman's capital Muscat.
The two-day conference, to be held from December 14, will be organised by the Oman Foreign Ministry, Arab League Secretariat in association with the Ministry of External Affairs in India.
Other collaboration partners include the Federation of Arab Businessmen (FAB) and the General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Agriculture (GUCCIA).
"The most important part of the partnership conference is economic cooperation and to build business to business links," India's Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya said.
The theme of the conference this year is 'Partnership towards innovation and cooperation in Information Technology'.
He said the conference will have ministerial representation both from the Indian and Arab side.
About 500 Arab and Indian government officials, academicians, businessmen and investors are expected to take part in the conference, according to the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is the coordinating chamber of commerce from the Indian side and their partner will be the Oman Chamber of Commerce, Bhattacharyya said.
The nine other chambers from the Arab States will also participate in the conference.
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