New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention to be held in January next year in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday.

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Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention which will be held from January 8-10 in Indore, it said.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event of the Ministry of External Affairs and provides an important platform to engage and connect with the overseas Indians. PTI ASK

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