PANJIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over arrangement for the BRICS summit scheduled to be held in Goa in October.
Speaking to Herald Parsekar said, “BRICS is a challenge but we want to convert it into opportunity. I have apprised the ministers of the elaborate arrangements made by the State and the support required from the Centre.”
To a query, Parsekar replied, “They have promised us extra security during BRICS.”
“BRICS is a big event for a small State like Goa and but we want to prove Goa’s worth, that it is capable of handling any event of such magnitude,” Parsekar said.
