New Delhi, April 17 -- Pabitra Margherita, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Union Minister of State for Textiles [MoS (PM)] will lead a delegation to participate in the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair on April 18-19 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as part of the ASEAN-India Tourism Professionals Exchange Programme 2025, a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs stated.

As per the statement, 2025 was designated as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism.

"At the 21st ASEAN-India Summit last year, the year 2025 was designated as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism. The ASEAN-India Tourism Professionals Exchange Programme 2025 is being organised in collaboration with Assam Tourism Development Corporation (...